In apparent gesture to Pope Leo, Nicaragua allows diaconal ordinations

The government had largely suspended ordinations in Nicaragua since last summer.

Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes was permitted to ordain eight transitional deacons in Managua on June 7, in an apparent gesture of goodwill by the Nicaraguan regime following the election of Pope Leo XIV.

A liturgy at the La Purisima Seminary in Managua, Nicaragua. Credit: La Purisima/Facebook.

The government had largely suspended ordinations in Nicaragua since …