Catholic Church in Nicaragua
The Latest
Dictatorship in Nicaragua expels president of country’s bishops’ conference
The prelate recently criticized a pro-Ortega mayor who interfered with a Mass by blasting loud music in front of the... Read more
Nicaragua bars priests from anointing the dying in hospitals
Approximately 10 priests from different dioceses have confirmed the situation to author and lawyer Martha Patricia Molina. Read more
Who is Rolando Álvarez, the bishop persecuted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship?
Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos is once again in the news after Pope Francis appointed him to participate in the second... Read more
Bishop Álvarez chosen by Pope Francis to participate in Synod on Synodality
Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the... Read more
Nicaragua releases 135 political, religious prisoners; many still remain in custody
Nicaraguan authorities released 135 political and religious prisoners following international pressure, but many critics of the government still remain behind... Read more
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua deports group of foreign priests and nuns
Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina has reported that the dictatorship in Nicaragua has deported a group of foreign priests... Read more
Nicaraguan dictatorship shuts down more nonprofit Catholic organizations, evangelical churches
The closure of the organizations was announced Aug. 29 through the official government newspaper La Gaceta. Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua eliminates priests’ retirement fund
In yet another move to undermine the Catholic Church, the Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua has eliminated and confiscated a retirement... Read more
Pope Francis prays for people of Nicaragua: ‘Renew your hope in Jesus’
The pope entrusted Nicaragua to the protection and intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read more
Nicaraguan dictatorship eliminates tax exemptions for Catholic and evangelical churches
Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina considers the measure a “fiscal blow” that will end up “financially suffocating the Church.” Read more
![“We cannot remain silent while this dictator closes [1,500] NGOs, suffocating civil society and violating the rights of thousands of citizens,” said Felix Maradiaga, shown here during an interview with AFP in Managua on Feb. 11, 2021.](https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/storage/image/gettyimages-1231270030.jpg?w=220&h=165)
Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua shuts down 1,500 nonprofits and exiles two more priests
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega has canceled the legal status of 1,500 non-profit organizations, including Caritas of Granada. Read more
870 attacks against the Catholic Church reported in Nicaragua since 2018
On Aug. 13, the human rights watchdog group “Nicaragua Never Again” presented its fourth bulletin on religious freedom covering April... Read more
Experts explain why dictatorship in Nicaragua abducts and exiles priests
The campaign against the Catholic Church dates back to 2018, when Church leaders expressed support for the people who were... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua arrests two more priests and two laywomen
The priests and laywomen are from Estelí and Matagalpa, both dioceses officially led by Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua: 7 priests left the country and arrived ‘safely’ at the Vatican
Rosario Murillo, vice president of Nicaragua, announced that seven priests left the Central American country and have arrived “safely” at... Read more
At least 9 priests abducted by Nicaraguan dictatorship in last 2 weeks
These priests “remain under total surveillance” by the National Police, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina reported. Read more
Prominent priest reportedly abducted by dictatorship in Nicaragua
In a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle... Read more
First ordinations take place in Nicaraguan diocese since exile of Bishop Álvarez
One priest and seven deacons were ordained July 20 by the president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference in the Matagalpa... Read more
Radio María in Nicaragua shut down by country’s dictatorship
The decision was detailed in a ministerial agreement signed by the ministry of the interior and published July 9 in... Read more
Nicaragua dictatorship sentences 11 Christian leaders to prison, fines them $880 million
The trial took place in wake of the leaders’ success in bringing together thousands of people to pray in public... Read more
