Nicaragua needs 'courageous' bishops to resolve political crisis
- Inés San Martín
- Dec 18, 2018
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Nicaraguan Church found strength on ‘night Jesus was shot at’
- Dec 1, 2018
July 13, 2018 is known in Nicaragua as “the night Jesus was shot at.” Two young students died that night in the Church of Jesus of Divine Mercy, capping four months of protests that erupted in late April at the national autonomous university.
Church caught in the middle as Nicaragua wrestles with past, present
- Nov 30, 2018
Through the years, Managua has struggled against itself, and today the tensions are centered on the government of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.
Ortega targets Nicaraguan bishop for allegedly backing a coup
- Oct 31, 2018
In Nicaragua, the government of President Daniel Ortega is reportedly pressuring public employees to denounce a Catholic bishop for supporting a coup.
As anti-Church violence in Nicaragua grows, Pope urges ‘fraternal reconciliation’
- Sep 12, 2018
Pope Francis writes to Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, to tell him to end the violence.
Despite Roman drama, life goes on in Chile, Nicaragua and Argentina
- Aug 30, 2018
The rest of the Catholic world hasn’t come to a stop amid the latest Vatican drama, including new twists in Chile’s abuse crisis, reaction to mounting arrests in Nicaragua, and church/state talks in Argentina.
Tens of thousands rally in Nicaragua to defend Catholic bishops
- Jul 30, 2018
As attacks on the Catholic Church mount in Nicaragua, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday to defend the bishops.
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