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… Peter's Square following Mass, the pope said he was following "with concern" the situation in Nicaragua, where "bishops (and) priests have been deprived of freedom." A bishop and 12 priests …

… dangerous places all over the world. We published columns and articles from Ukraine, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Colombia, Croatia, Kenya, Sri Lanka and more.  Despite these stories of anguish and …

… from a now-closed diocesan Cáritas chapter were convicted on money laundering charges in Nicaragua on Christmas Eve as the Sandinista regime stepped up its crackdown on the Catholic … prohibitions on religious celebrations and expressions of popular piety important to many in Nicaragua. Most recently, police visited priests to warn against organizing traditional posadas …

… by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega's regime has persecuted the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, the lawmakers said, targeting church leaders who have criticized his government. Among … let him come to the United States or to the Vatican or somewhere else, or stay right in Nicaragua, where he can again serve the people, preach the good news and the Gospel, and care for … "contrary to what slanderous campaigns would have us believe." But the photos released by Nicaragua's interior ministry appeared to show the bishop, 57, emaciated and having lost …

… valiantly against secular interference in its internal life, from Henry II to Gallicanism to Nicaragua today. She will guard her hard-won independence fiercely and is right to do so.  The …

… bishop of Managua, his fellow priests and many worshippers who have fled or been exiled from Nicaragua recently, the Sunday afternoon Mass is not only a way to find solace in community. It's … including many Catholic leaders. "For me, it's the moment when I am closest to the people of Nicaragua. It’s like going back for an hour," Báez told The Associated Press after greeting a … including confiscating the prestigious Jesuit-run University of Central America in August. Nicaragua's congress, dominated by Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front, has ordered the …

… said so often, but also then changing the rules of the game." Ortega has been president of Nicaragua since 2007 and previously held the post from 1985–1990. Earlier this year, Nicaragua's government declared the Jesuit religious order illegal and ordered the confiscation …

… the world. He spoke about the Catholic Church's efforts to address political conflicts in Nicaragua and Haiti, and offered prayers for peace in Ukraine, Israel/Gaza and the wider Middle …

… 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 …