The Editors, EWTN News - When should a global religious authority make its voice heard to defend the least among us? And when is silence, grounded in prayer, the more prudent course?... Closer to home, human-rights activists have flagged the Holy See’s muted public response to the steady erosion of democratic norms in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, have suppressed every voice challenging their policies and thuggish tactics.