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Miami archbishop, top U.S. diplomat decry persecution of Church in Nicaragua during Holy Week

Miami archbishop, top U.S. diplomat decry persecution of Church in Nicaragua during Holy Week

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau lamented the severe persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua.

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