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Report: Nicaragua closes Vatican embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan embassy to Holy See
The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, has ordered the closing of the Vatican embassy in Managua and the Nicaraguan embassy to the Holy See in Rome, according to Reuters. The government of Nicaragua said March 12 the closures were a "suspension" of diplomatic ties with the Holy See, not an official breaking.
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'Not an easy job': Pope Francis asks for prayers on 10th anniversary as pope
Pope Francis asked for prayers as he spoke about the future of the Church and his pontificate so far in an interview published in the early hours of Sunday. Speaking to the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, Francis declined to evaluate his pontificate so far, saying the Lord will judge his life one day based on whether he practiced the Corporal Works of Mercy as taught by Jesus.
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Order of cloistered nuns leaves Nicaragua after 22 years
The Trappist Sisters of Nicaragua, whose religious order arrived from Argentina in 2001, announced that they have left the Central American country after 22 years of work and service. In a Feb. 27 post on their Facebook page, the nuns explained: "We, the Trappist Sisters of Nicaragua, have voluntarily left the country" and said they made the decision because of "reasons the order has," the "lack of vocations," and the "old age of several sisters, etc."
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Despite 'no' from Vatican, German bishops moves forward with plans for synodal council
Despite repeated warnings from the Vatican, a letter by the president of the German Bishops' Conference published Wednesday confirms that plans for a German synodal council are progressing. In the letter-- dated Feb. 23 and published March 1 -- Bishop Georg BÄtzing writes that the German bishops take the Vatican's "concerns" about a German synodal council seriously.
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