Bishop Silvio Baez

Bishop critical of Nicaragua’s Ortega leaves for Vatican
- Associated Press, Church in the Americas
- 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.
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Bishop asks Nicaraguans to ‘fight for freedom’ in speech
- Associated Press, Church in the Americas
- 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.
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Nicaraguan bishop to leave for Rome as threats against him increase
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- 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.
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Nicaragua’s president calls Catholic Church ‘allies of coup mongers’
- Associated Press, Global Church
- 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.”
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Government allies rough up priests at Nicaragua church siege
- Associated Press, Global Church
- 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.
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Nicaragua VP says God favors repression against priests, people
- Crux in Nicaragua, Global Church
- Jul 5, 2018
Nicaragua has launched a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the country which is trying to broker peace between government forces and protesters.
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