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Nicaragua dictatorship announces ‘voluntary dissolution’ of university forming seminarians
The Immaculate Conception Catholic University of the Archdiocese of Managua was a formation center for seminarians from the Nicaraguan capital. Read more
In 5 years the Church in Nicaragua has suffered more than 500 attacks, 90 in 2023 alone
Researcher and lawyer Martha Patricia Molina on May 3 presented the third installment of her report “Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?” Read more
Nicaragua regime’s harassment of Catholics demands a response, US bishops say
During Holy Week, the police arrested at least 15 Nicaraguans who were mostly faithful Catholics and critics of the regime. Read more
Exiled Nicaraguan bishop says Ortega’s attacks are ‘a sign of desperation’
Auxiliary Bishop Silvio Báez of Managua, Nicaragua responded to new verbal attacks of the country's bishops by Nicaraguan dictator Daniel... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua expels three nuns who were serving the elderly
In a new attack against the Catholic Church, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega expelled three nuns from Nicaragua. Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua confiscates monastery and arrests 20 people during Holy Week
The Trappist sisters of Nicaragua, who left the country in February, reported that the government told the bishop of Juigalpa... Read more
Why did Bishop Alvarez refuse to leave Nicaragua? A former political prisoner explains
Félix Maradiaga said he was edified by “seeing the example of a bishop who has given absolutely everything for the... Read more
Abandoned at the border: Priest tells how he was expelled from Nicaragua during Holy Week
Father Donaciano Alarcón described how the authorities leveled unfounded accusations against him, took him to the border with Honduras, and... Read more
Journalist in Nicaragua arrested for reporting on Holy Week
Organizations defending freedom of the press in Nicaragua are demanding the release of Víctor Ticay, a Nicaraguan journalist who was... Read more
No let up from Ortega during Holy Week: Priest expelled, traditions banned in Nicaragua
The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega hasn’t declared a truce in its persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, not even... Read more
Nicaraguans respond to ‘staged’ prison interview with Bishop Álvarez
El 19 Digital released photos and a video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was visited by a brother and sister... Read more
Imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez appears in video posted by dictatorship
El 19 Digital posted a video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, sentenced to 26 years in prison, in which he shares... Read more
Exiles describe Nicaragua regime’s ‘unholy war against the Catholic Church’ at congressional hearing
Among those to testify March 22 was Juan Sebastian Chamorro, a former presidential candidate opposed to the Ortega regime who... Read more
The last diplomat from the Vatican leaves Nicaragua
The chargé d'affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in Nicaragua, Monsignor Marcel Diouf, left the Central American country March 17. Read more
Report: Nicaragua to close Vatican embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan embassy to Holy See
The request to close the two embassies follows just days after Pope Francis likened Nicaragua’s Sandinista government to Nazi Germany. Read more
Pope Francis says imprisonment of Nicaraguan bishop reminds him of Hitler’s dictatorship
Pope Francis also speaks about Russia's “imperial” agenda, his thoughts on retirement, and Benedict XVI's funeral in a new round... Read more
United Nations equates Sandinista Nicaragua with Nazism
Amid ongoing reports of oppression of the Catholic Church and the Nicaraguan people under the regime of President Daniel Ortega,... Read more
Ortega shuts down Catholic aid organization Caritas Nicaragua
The charity provided food for the country’s poorest people, donations of crutches and prostheses, delivered medicines at low cost, among... Read more
Dictatorship in Nicaragua dissolves John Paul II Catholic University
In a new blow to the Church in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of Daniel Ortega has ordered the legal status of... Read more
Whereabouts of imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop are unknown
“We know that no one who is in the conditions which the bishop is in can be well,” Nicaraguan lawyer... Read more
