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Priest prevented from returning to Nicaragua: It’s ‘not a crime’ to criticize government
Before Father Guillermo Blandón could take the flight from Miami to Nicaragua, he was informed that the Nicaraguan government had... Read more
Nicaraguan dictator Ortega verbally attacks pope, calls Church ‘the perfect dictatorship’
President Daniel Ortega called the pope a “holy tyrant” and said the Church is “the perfect dictatorship” during a Sept.... Read more
Church in Nicaragua asks for continued prayers for abducted bishop and priests
The Diocese of Matagalpa asked for prayers for its bishop, Rolando Álvarez, and others who were arrested and abducted in... Read more
Ortega dictatorship expels another religious congregation from Nicaragua
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has expelled the Religious Sisters of the Cross, thus continuing its attacks... Read more
Nicaraguan dictatorship prohibits procession for St. Michael the Archangel and St. Jerome
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has prohibited upcoming processions in Masaya. Read more
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
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 Zuppi: Nicaraguan bishop’s arrest ‘a very serious act’
A note from the president of the Italian bishops' conference expresses closeness to the bishops of Nicaragua after the arrest... 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
Bianca Jagger implores Pope Francis to aid persecuted Catholic Church in Nicaragua
Human rights activist Bianca Jagger is raising awareness of the Nicaraguan regime’s oppression of the Catholic Church, calling on Pope... Read more
