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… 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. …

… Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mali, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Vietnam — to propose a …

… in all 493 kilometers, was converted into 950 trees to be planted in countries like Uganda, Nicaragua and the Philippines. A knee injury kept Louisianne Cardoso Tour, an 18-year-old college …

… on religious freedom highlighted the worsening conditions for the Catholic Church in Nicaragua in their annual report, released May 1. "The regime in Nicaragua has sharply increased its persecution of the Catholic Church by imprisoning clergy, … media.  The USCIRF applauded the U.S. State Department's November decision to designate Nicaragua for the first time as a "country of particular concern," or CPC, a designation meaning …

… America, the report found that a total of 7.7 million people in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua "experienced high levels of food insecurity in 2021, contributed to by factors such as … factor impacting farmers is the Central American Dry Corridor, which runs through Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. According to the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture …

… and an inability for Christians to practice their faith freely. The pope specifically included Nicaragua in his prayers, where last month the Vatican was forced to close its embassy in the …

… Selser … The Associated Press … The Vatican said March 18 it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest … the Nicaraguan government proposed suspending relations with the Holy See, and a year after Nicaragua forced the papal ambassador at the time to leave. It's not clear what more the proposed … including from the Missionaries of Charity order founded by Mother Teresa, were expelled from Nicaragua last year. Prominent Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to 26 years in …

… NCR Editorial Staff … Earlier this month, more than 200 imprisoned critics of Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega were released, stripped of their citizenship and deported to … deportations of the churchmen are just part of growing persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua over the past two years. Government forces routinely harass clergy and worshippers, … for an end to this oppression, which is part of broader assaults on basic democratic rights in Nicaragua. Nicaraguan prisoners tell stories of sham trials, appropriation of their property, …

… Liz Chandler … OSV News … Two Catholic priests imprisoned in Nicaragua since August arrived in Charlotte late Feb. 12 to hugs and tears from family and … to the United States Feb. 9. Frs. Ramiro Tijerino and Óscar Danilo Benavidez, both of Nicaragua, were among 222 political prisoners exiled from the country by President Daniel Ortega. … me, and I hope we will remember and continue to bring strength to the prisoners who remain in Nicaragua." …

… Justin McLellan … Catholic News Service … Just days after Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was sentenced to 26 years in prison, Pope Francis expressed concern over his … Angelus in St. Peter's Square Feb. 12, the pope said he was "pained" by the news coming out of Nicaragua and recalled "with concern" the situation of Álvarez, who had been arrested in August … overthrow him. In his comments the pope also noted the 222 political prisoners deported from Nicaragua to the United States Feb. 9, a group which included five priests, a deacon, two …

… OSV News … Nicaragua has released more than 200 political prisoners, including Catholic priests, students, … for the release of political prisoners but cited a Biden administration official saying Nicaragua hoped to improve relations between the two countries. "The release of these … citizenship. Auxiliary Bishop Silvio José Baez tweeted Feb. 9: "It gives me deep joy that Nicaragua’s political prisoners are out of prison. I have thanks to God for them! They never …