Church in Nicaragua
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UN human rights report on Nicaragua cites ‘attacks on Catholic Church’
The United Nations Human Rights Council released a report Sept. 13 that condemned the regime of Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega. Read more
Vatican sends papal nuncio expelled by Nicaragua to Africa
Archbishop Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag will be the apostolic nuncio in Senegal, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Mauritania. Read more
Exiled priest explains why pope did not use strong words about persecution in Nicaragua
A Nicaraguan priest living in the United States said that if Pope Francis in his Aug. 21 Sunday Angelus had... Read more
St. John Paul II’s ‘dark night’ in Nicaragua
When then Pope John Paul II’s plane landed in Nicaragua on March 4, 1983, the authorities were waiting, including Daniel... Read more
White House press secretary responds to EWTN’s question about Nicaraguan persecution of Catholics
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre read a statement condemning recent attacks on "democratic leaders" in Nicaragua without specifically mentioning... Read more
El Chipote: The torture prison where the Nicaraguan dictatorship is holding priests
El Nuevo Chipote, or simply El Chipote, opened in February 2019 to replace the old prison of the same name... Read more
Ortega regime shuts down another Catholic radio station in Nicaragua
Radio Stereo Fe of the Diocese of Estelí lamented Aug. 24 that “almost 28 years of radio evangelization on FM... Read more
Priests confront dictatorship in Nicaragua: ‘Let us work in peace!’
The priests of the Diocese of Estelí in Nicaragua called on the authorities of the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega... Read more
Faithful hold Marian procession in Nicaragua despite repression and persecution
Hundreds of faithful Catholics and the clergy of the Diocese of León, Nicaragua, took part in the annual procession of... Read more
Pope Francis calls for ‘peaceful coexistence’ and dialogue in Nicaragua
Pope Francis spoke about Nicaragua, where the Catholic Church has been under harassment by the Ortega regime, after the Sunday... Read more
Cardinal visits bishop abducted by the Nicaraguan dictatorship: His spirit is strong
The archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, met with the bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando Álvarez, hours after the bishop... Read more
Police put Nicaraguan bishop under house arrest again, send priests and seminarians to jail
The national police of Nicaragua's Ortega regime said that the bishop was seized to prevent "destabilizing and provocative activities.” Read more
BREAKING: Police force their way into chancery and abduct bishop in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan police forced their way into the residence of Bishop Rolando Álvarez Friday morning and abducted the prelate, an outspoken... Read more
Police harassment forces priest to celebrate Mass outside church in Nicaragua
A group of police officers from the Daniel Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua arrived at a parish Aug. 16 with the... Read more
Ortega regime continues attacks on the Church in Nicaragua
Several acts of repression were reported in the country over the weekend. Read more
Persecuted bishop in Nicaragua tells faithful to overcome evil with good
Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, who has been under house for eight days, called on the faithful not to... Read more
The history behind the persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua
How did the Central American country come to such a crisis? Read more
Bishops of Mexico stand in solidarity with Nicaragua ‘at a time of profound suffering’
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega in recent weeks has threatened the Church in Nicaragua's freedom of speech and religion. Read more
Nicaraguan police place Catholic bishop, priests under house arrest
The bishop, along with six priests and six lay people, have been surrounded by dozens of riot police since Aug.... Read more
Nicaragua’s Ortega regime blocks bishop from leaving diocesan offices to celebrate Mass
A video posted Aug. 4 on social media shows a group of riot police, with batons and shields, blocking the... Read more
