MANAGUA, Nicaragua (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis wrote to the increasingly persecuted Catholics in Nicaragua today, telling them that their trust in Christ and faithfulness to the Church are the “two great beacons that illuminate your existence.”
In a December 2 letter addressed to the “pilgrim people of God in Nicaragua,” Pope Francis issued a personal note of support to the Catholics in the country, who have increasingly come under restrictions and persecution from President Daniel Ortega and his dictatorial government.
Francis opened by saying that he had intended to write to the Catholics in Nicaragua “for some time” in order “to reiterate once again the affection I profess for the Nicaraguan people, who have always distinguished themselves by their extraordinary love for God.”
