Holy See expresses concern over Nicaragua, calls for dialogue

By Vatican News staff writer

Speaking on Thursday at the Special Session of the OAS Permanent Council focusing on the situation in Nicaragua, Msgr. Juan Antonio Cruz Serrano, the Holy See's Permanent Observer noted in a statement that, "the Holy See cannot fail to express its concern in this regard, while assuring those who are committed to dialogue as an indispensable instrument of democracy and guarantor of a more humane and fraternal civilization that it always wishes to collaborate with." 

He added that "the Holy See appeals to the parties to find ways of understanding, based on respect and mutual trust, seeking above all the common good and peace."