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An 80-year-old Roman Catholic bishop and three other Catholic leaders were detained in Nicaragua last week amid an ongoing crackdown against Christians in the country ...
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: Nicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent – and the Catholic Church remains a target
(The Conversation) — Bad news has been the norm for Catholics in Nicaragua, where clergy and church groups have been frequent targets of a wide-ranging crackdown for years. But on Jan. 14, 2024, they ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaragua forces the closure of more than 25 Catholic religious orders and lay groups
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, greet supporters during the opening ceremony of a highway overpass in Managua March 21, 2019. (OSV News photo/Oswaldo ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
MIAMI (AP) — Like several Latin American governments tracing their roots back to socialist revolutions, Nicaragua’s has had an uneven relationship with faith leaders for decades. MIAMI (AP) — Nineteen ...
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: US condemns Nicaraguan bishop's detention amid 'attacks on religious freedom'
The US State Department fiercely condemns the arbitrary police detention of 80-year-old Nicaraguan Bishop Emeritus Juan Abelardo Mata.
News Nicaragua » Managua » Religion: Nicaraguan bishop critical of Ortega reported missing after police interrogation
Four days after being questioned, people close to 80-year-old Abelardo Mata say they have been unable to verify his whereabouts or state of health ...