The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega hasn’t declared a truce in its persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, not even... Read more
El 19 Digital released photos and a video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who was visited by a brother and sister... Read more
El 19 Digital posted a video of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, sentenced to 26 years in prison, in which he shares... Read more
Among those to testify March 22 was Juan Sebastian Chamorro, a former presidential candidate opposed to the Ortega regime who... Read more
Pope Francis also speaks about Russia's “imperial” agenda, his thoughts on retirement, and Benedict XVI's funeral in a new round... Read more
“We know that no one who is in the conditions which the bishop is in can be well,” Nicaraguan lawyer... Read more
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called on the Nicaraguan dictatorship to release Bishop... Read more
The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need expressed its concern for the situation of the Church in Nicaragua... Read more
Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua living in the United States, responded Tuesday to the most recent insults... Read more
“In fraternal communion with our Nicaraguan brothers and sisters, we invite the Cuban Catholic faithful to pray for that suffering... Read more
Catholic organizations in the U.S. have quickly mobilized to welcome political exiles from Nicaragua, but more must be done, Archbishop... Read more
The petition with more than 11,000 signatures was delivered to the Nicaraguan embassy in Mexico City and demands the release... Read more
Father Cosimo Damiano Muratori was expelled after he called the 26 years and four months prison sentence for Bishop Rolando... Read more
“This miscarriage of justice will not be forgotten,” USCIRF Commissioner Frederick A. Davie said Feb. 14. Read more
Romero was an outspoken critic of political injustice in the country and of the violence affecting the lives of ordinary... Read more
“The news from Nicaragua has grieved me a great deal,” the pope said. Read more
The Ortega regime sentenced the bishop on Friday, Feb. 10, to 26 years and four months in prison, accusing him... Read more
Bishop Rolando Álvarez refused to leave Nicaragua along with the 222 political prisoners who were deported by the Daniel Ortega... Read more
The president of the European bishops’ conferences has demanded “the immediate release” of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. Read more
Father Uriel Vallejos recounted how the Bishop Rolando Álvarez opened the office to help those persecuted after anti-government protests in... Read more