Rosario Murillo

Daniel Ortega. | Credit: Flickr de la OEA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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The government of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua on Wednesday revoked the legal personhood of the Society of Jesus and ordered the transfer of all its assets to the state.

Pope John Paul II prays in Managua's cathedral before ending his visit to Nicaragua on Feb. 7, 1996. Photo by RODRIGO ARANGUA/AFP via Getty Images

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When then Pope John Paul II’s plane landed in Nicaragua on March 4, 1983, the authorities were waiting, including Daniel Ortega, who with his wife, Rosario Murillo, now lead the country’s current dictatorship.

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Nicaragua Government Revokes Jesuits' Legal Status, Confiscates All Their Assets

St. John Paul II’s "dark night" in Nicaragua

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