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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
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
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
