The Latin American Episcopal Council (CELAM) and the Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious (CLAR) announce an international day of prayer for the Catholic Church in Nicaragua on 24 September.
The day of prayer, says ADN Celam, will take place from 6:00 p.m. in Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Peru (5:00 p.m. in Mexico and Central America), on the day when the Church celebrates the Virgin of Mercy.
CELAM has also launched the hashtag #TodosConNicaragua to participate in the day of prayer, when “in this sister nation the Church is suffering the darkest chapters of its history.”
“We pray that those who hold power will hear the cry of the people, for the thousands of migrants, for the Church that suffers the same pain as the Crucified One, for the poorest and most vulnerable who are left alone,” the organizers said.
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, his wife and vice president, is increasingly persecuting the Catholic Church.