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MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop who is an outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, apparently detaining the senior clergyman ...
News Nicaragua » Matagalpa: Ortega Regime in Nicaragua Violently Shuts Down Catholic Radio Stations
'All our radio stations have been closed. But they won’t silence the Word of God,' Bishop Rolando Álvarez stated. Police arrive the night of Aug. 1 at Divine Mercy parish in the town of Sébaco in the ...
News Nicaragua » Matagalpa: In Nicaragua, Ortega shuts down Matagalpa’s Caritas
Bishop Silvio Baez, auxiliary bishop of Managua, Nicaragua, waves to parishioners as he enters to perform Mass at St. Agatha Catholic Church, which has become the spiritual home of the growing ...
News Nicaragua » Matagalpa: Christians face increasing repression in Nicaragua: report
The Nicaraguan government subjected Christians to mounting repression throughout 2025, a new report documenting 309 separate violations of freedom of religion or belief in the country during the year ...
News Nicaragua » Matagalpa: Nicaragua releases Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 clergy members from prison after negotiations with Vatican
Nicaragua's government announced on Sunday that negotiations with Vatican authorities secured the release of two Catholic bishops and 17 other clergy members who were incarcerated last year under the ...