The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega reportedly prohibited two priests from returning to Nicaragua from Lisbon, Portugal, where they participated in... Read more
Auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, Silvio Báez, condemned the latest aggression by the government on Aug. 10 on his X... Read more
According to Martha Patricia Molina, a total of 10 religious congregations in the country have been affected. Read more
“He’s not going to be silent. He is not a man to stay silent. ... [He wants to] return to... Read more
A Nicaraguan lawyer and researcher reported that elderly priests are not receiving their pensions from the national insurance funds for... Read more
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs has called for the release of Father Fernando Zamora Silva... Read more
The survey indicated that 48% consider the Catholic Church to be the most credible institution, while the Ortega presidency has... Read more
On Sunday, July 9, Father Fernando Zamora Silva was reportedly “arbitrarily arrested” in the city of Managua where he was... Read more
Álvarez was returned to custody after he refused to comply with the Ortega regime’s demand that he go into exile. Read more
The Ortega dictatorship canceled the legal personhood and confiscated the assets of the Sisters of the Fraternity of the Poor... Read more
In its June 27 ruling the IACHR also required the Nicaraguan government to report on the bishop’s situation by July... Read more
“Obviously, this is one more provocation from the Sandinista dictatorship against the Nicaraguan Catholic Church,” a Nicaraguan researcher said. Read more
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega has ordered the bank accounts of several priests in some Nicaraguan dioceses to be... Read more
A Nicaraguan court on June 9 announced the “freezing and forfeiture” of assets of the 222 political prisoners deported to... Read more
An investigation has revealed that the Ortega dictatorship withheld more than half a million dollars donated to the Church in... Read more
According to the Nicaraguan media, the police justified the takeover of the school by stating that they must review the... Read more
The Biden administration on Wednesday condemned Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s attempts to discredit the Catholic Church. Read more
The Nicaraguan National Police published a statement May 27 accusing the Catholic Church of various crimes including money laundering. Read more
During the early hours of May 24, unidentified persons desecrated the chapel of Our Lady of Fatima in the small... Read more
On May 18, the Nicaraguan Ministry of the Interior announced the “voluntary dissolution” of the university run by the Archdiocese... Read more