Bishop Silvio Baez

Nicaraguan Church leaders call out Ortega regime for human rights abuses
- Dec 10, 2019
Since a social uprising began in Nicaragua in May of last year, the government of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has called the local bishops coup organizers, and even locked priests and the faithful in their parish churches.

By Inés San Martín
Bishop critical of Nicaragua’s Ortega leaves for Vatican
- Apr 23, 2019
A Catholic bishop who has been outspoken in his criticism of President Daniel Ortega over Nicaragua’s political standoff left the country Tuesday after being called to the Vatican indefinitely by Pope Francis.

By Gabriela Selser
Bishop asks Nicaraguans to ‘fight for freedom’ in speech
- Apr 15, 2019
The auxiliary bishop of Nicaragua’s capital, a vocal critic of the government of President Daniel Ortega, urged Nicaraguans to “fight for freedom” Sunday, in a final message before being transferred to Rome at the request of Pope Francis.

By Associated Press

Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase
- Apr 10, 2019
A Nicaraguan bishop said he will leave the country indefinitely as concerns for his security increase — presumably the product of his criticisms of the Central American nation’s president.

By David Agren
Nicaragua’s president calls Catholic Church ‘allies of coup mongers’
- Jul 20, 2018
President Daniel Ortega used Thursday’s 39th anniversary of the 1979 revolution against dictator Anastasio Somoza to celebrate strengthening his grip on power after three months of anti-government protests and to attack Nicaragua’s Catholic Church as allies of “coup mongers.”

By Luis Manuel Galeano
Government allies rough up priests at Nicaragua church siege
- Jul 10, 2018
Masked supporters of Nicaragua’s government attacked a group of Catholic priests led by Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes on Monday as they arrived to help anti-government protesters trapped inside a church.

By Associated Press