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… confirmed that it has been asked and has agreed to receive 12 priests who had been detained in Nicaragua. "The Holy See has agreed; they will be received by an official of the Secretariat of … which "was reached with the intercession of high authorities of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua and in the Vatican, represents the enduring will and commitment to find solutions, in … thousands more exiled. Pope Francis said in February he was "pained" by the news coming out of Nicaragua and recalled "with concern" the situation of Álvarez, who was sentenced Feb. 10 and …

… media outlet Confidencial. La Prensa reported 13 priests are currently imprisoned in Nicaragua, including Álvarez. Most of the imprisoned priests are from the Diocese of Estelí, …

… had been an ebb and flow, depending on regional events such as the 2018 political crisis in Nicaragua. With time, the Josephines expanded the shelter to welcome up to 100.  That came in …

… of Paso Canoas, where Arias says they wait for buses taking them to the northern border with Nicaragua. But "30% are stranded," he said, because they can't afford the $30 bus ticket. The …

… OSV News … A pair of priests have been reported abducted from their parishes in Nicaragua as the country's increasingly totalitarian regime continues cracking down on the … as Twitter. Baez has resided in Miami since 2019 after being asked by the Vatican to leave Nicaragua for his own safety. Church repression has hit such levels that priests in Nicaragua report spies sitting in their celebrations of the Eucharist and feast day celebrations …

… toppled by the Sandinistas in a 1979 revolution, and later the Ortega regime. She remains in Nicaragua, but had her nationality revoked in February. Álvarez remains in prison after being … in July that he had been removed from prison for a possible exile but he didn't want to leave Nicaragua. His exact condition remains uncertain. The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought – …

… Act of 1964.  That said, these fears of "persecution" are overwrought. What is going on in Nicaragua is persecution. What happened to the church during the Kulturkampf in Germany was …

… Ukraine, but to Nigeria and Kenya, and have had sister columnists and reporters write about Nicaragua, South Sudan and Haiti. "Haiti is at war in all but name," wrote Herlinger in his …

… Daniel Ortega's government in mid-August, the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua was a special place for the thousands whose minds and lives it transformed. "The … government against the Catholic Church and opposition figures. A human rights organization, Nicaragua Nunca Más, estimates that more than 50 religious leaders have fled in the last five … was sentenced to 26 years in prison. A month later, the Vatican closed its embassy after Nicaragua proposed suspending diplomatic relations. "When I found out about the closure of UCA, I …

… Associated Press … Nicaragua’s government on August 23 declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the … of President Daniel Ortega confiscated the Jesuit-run University of Central America in Nicaragua, arguing it was a "center of terrorism." The confiscation order published August 23 …

… praying daily for the Jesuits as well as other members of Catholic religious communities in Nicaragua, particularly since the problem hits close to home. Some of its members, including at …

… Associated Press … Nicaragua's government has confiscated a prestigious Jesuit-run university alleging it was a … against the Catholic Church and opposition figures. The University of Central America in Nicaragua, which was a hub for 2018 protests against the regime of President Daniel Ortega, …

… OSV News … Nicaragua appears to have frozen the bank accounts of the country’s Jesuit university -- marking … the Central American University come as the church experiences widespread repression in Nicaragua -- with clergy and religious expelled from the country, and the country’s most cogent … refused to be exiled from the country. The bishop has become the face of church resistance in Nicaragua. Eight former presidents of neighboring Costa Rica -- including 1987 Nobel laureate …

… this while serving in various archdiocesan posts and overseeing an active parish. El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Palestine, Israel, Haiti, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, the U.S.-Mexico border; …

… Silva offered June 22 to help try to gain the release of a Roman Catholic bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua. Lula made the comments after visiting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Bishop Rolando … so he can go to Italy," Lula said. There was no immediate reaction from the Ortega government. Nicaragua's court system said Álvarez was convicted of undermining the government, spreading … disobedience. Relations between Ortega and the church have frayed to near non-existence since Nicaragua’s government began jailing opponents and clergy and expelling church-related groups. …