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Nicaragua’s U.S.-sanctioned co-dictators, Daniel Ortega and his wife, co-President Rosario Murillo, are waging a war on religion. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called their dictatorship “an enemy ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaragua shows why dictators are afraid of Christians
In Nicaragua, the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has spent years systematically restricting the ability of Christians to worship publicly. Their government increasingly came to regard ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaragua’s exiled clergy and faithful in Miami keep up struggle for human rights at Mass
MIAMI (AP) — For Nicaguaran worshippers who have fled or been exiled, the Sunday afternoon Mass is a means of pushing back against the regime’s violent suppression of critics. When the Rev. Silvio ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaragua's crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say
Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in Nicaragua. They’ve been largely banned for a second year, one of many concerns for ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Amid Catholic Crackdown, Nicaragua Closes 250 Evangelical Ministries
Mountain Gateway became the latest Christian ministry to run afoul of the Ortega regime. When Hurricanes Hilary and Idalia flooded Nicaragua’s coast last August and September, evangelical ministries ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Why Nicaragua’s crisis matters
Nicaragua’s crisis highlights the universal importance of religious freedom. It is not just a Catholic issue or even a Nicaraguan issue — it is a human issue. In Nicaragua, one of the gravest assaults ...