Nicaragua ordinations bring hope - but is it enough?

It is not clear whether new vocations will be sufficient to replace those in exile from the regime.

On July 20, one priest and seven transitional deacons were ordained in the Cathedral of Saint Peter Apostle of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

It was the first ordination in the diocese since its bishop, Rolando Álvarez, was imprisoned by the Nicaraguan regime in 2022 and later expelled from the country to Rome in early 2024.

Bishop Carlos Herrera of…