Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos is once again in the news after Pope Francis appointed him to participate in the second... Read more
Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the... Read more
Nicaraguan authorities released 135 political and religious prisoners following international pressure, but many critics of the government still remain behind... Read more
Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina has reported that the dictatorship in Nicaragua has deported a group of foreign priests... Read more
The closure of the organizations was announced Aug. 29 through the official government newspaper La Gaceta. Read more
In yet another move to undermine the Catholic Church, the Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua has eliminated and confiscated a retirement... Read more
The pope entrusted Nicaragua to the protection and intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Read more
Lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina considers the measure a “fiscal blow” that will end up “financially suffocating the Church.” Read more
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega has canceled the legal status of 1,500 non-profit organizations, including Caritas of Granada. Read more
On Aug. 13, the human rights watchdog group “Nicaragua Never Again” presented its fourth bulletin on religious freedom covering April... Read more
The campaign against the Catholic Church dates back to 2018, when Church leaders expressed support for the people who were... Read more
The priests and laywomen are from Estelí and Matagalpa, both dioceses officially led by Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been... Read more
Rosario Murillo, vice president of Nicaragua, announced that seven priests left the Central American country and have arrived “safely” at... Read more
These priests “remain under total surveillance” by the National Police, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina reported. Read more
In a July 29 statement to ACI Prensa, lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina said that Father Frutos Constantino Valle... Read more
One priest and seven deacons were ordained July 20 by the president of the Nicaraguan Bishops’ Conference in the Matagalpa... Read more
The decision was detailed in a ministerial agreement signed by the ministry of the interior and published July 9 in... Read more
The trial took place in wake of the leaders’ success in bringing together thousands of people to pray in public... Read more