The Vatican has ordered the closure of the Vatican Embassy in Managua and that of the Nicaraguan Embassy to the Vatican in Rome, signaling a possible break in relations between the two countries. Nicaragua has accused Pope Francis of comparing the Nicaraguan government to a dictatorship, and this move is a response to that. Bishop Rolando Alvarez, a critic of the government, was sentenced to more than 26 years in prison in Nicaragua last month on charges that included treason, undermining national integrity and spreading false news.

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