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Ortega regime in Nicaragua violently shuts down Catholic radio stations
Nicaraguan police broke into Divine Mercy parish the night of Aug. 1 in the town of Sébaco in the Diocese... Read more
Costa Rican bishop receives Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua
Bishop Eugenio Salazar Mora of Tilarán-Liberia in Costa Rica greeted the nuns one by one and knelt as he greeted... Read more
Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua
The action is the latest in religious persecutions that have escalated there in the last four years. Read more
190 attacks against Church in Nicaragua under Daniel Ortega since 2018, report says
The Ortega regime has "initiated an indiscriminate persecution" against the Catholic Church, the report says. Read more
Central American bishops support Nicaraguan clergy in face of persecution
The bishops’ conferences of Costa Rica and Panama expressed their solidarity with the people and Catholic clergy of Nicaragua, who... Read more
Church asks people to vote their conscience in Nicaraguan general election
The Nicaraguan bishops’ conference called Thursday on citizens to act freely and to vote according to their conscience as the... Read more
Nicaraguan archdiocese warns that conditions for free elections don't exist
The Archdiocese of Managua on Tuesday deplored the arrests of presidential candidates that have taken place in the country, and... Read more
Managua archdiocese urges free elections in Nicaragua
The Archdiocese of Managua has expressed its concern over new threats to freedom and personal safety in Nicaragua, and urged... Read more
In Nicaragua, armed mob raids Catholic church hosting anti-government vigil
Parishioners holding vigil at a church to pray for detained foes of President Daniel Ortega came under attack from supporters... Read more
Opposition activists hold hunger strikes in Nicaraguan churches
Pro-government forces have ended a siege of the Managua cathedral as mothers holding a hunger strike there were evacuated, though... Read more
Nicaraguan cardinal calls on OAS to speak with victims of nation's crisis
The Archbishop of Managua asked Sunday that the Organization of American States dialogue with the victims of Nicaragua's sociopolitical crisis. Read more
Nicaraguan cardinal asks prayers that peace be the fruit of justice
The Archbishop of Managua encouraged the faithful Monday to pray so that peace in Nicaragua be the fruit of justice. Read more
Nicaraguan cardinal withholds judgement on amnesty law
The results of a Nicaraguan law granting amnesty to both anti-government activists and security forces will determine whether the legislation... Read more
Nicaraguan bishops lament continued suffering under Ortega
The Nicaraguan bishops lamented Wednesday that “the Nicaraguan family continues to suffer,” and called for no more “repressive actions and... Read more
Nicaraguan bishop to go to Rome amid security concerns
Pope Francis has asked Auxiliary Bishop Silvio José Báez Ortega of Managua to serve the Church in Rome for a... Read more
Bishop asks Nicaraguans not to take justice into their own hands
Bishop Silvio José Báez, auxiliary of Managua, Nicaragua, called on people of the country not to take justice into their... Read more
Nicaraguan bishops not mediating latest round of peace talks
The Nicaraguan bishops said Monday they have not been invited to mediate in the renewed dialogue between the government of... Read more
Bishops ask for prayers for start of talks in Nicaragua
The bishops of Nicaragua have asked the faithful to pray for the dialogue begun Wednesday between the government of President... Read more
Former Latin American leaders criticize pope's comments on Nicaragua, Venezuela
Twenty former heads of state and government from Latin America have written a letter to Pope Francis finding fault with... Read more
Nicaraguan bishop criticizes arrest of journalists
The Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Silvio José Báez, has criticized the shut down of the 100% Noticias television channel and... Read more
