Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes Archives

Nicaragua’s bishops unsure about resuming negotiations with Ortega

Church in the Americas
Mar 5, 2019

Conditions set by the opposition Civil Alliance and the Catholic bishops of Nicaragua for resuming talks with the government of President Daniel Ortega include the release of political prisoners, as hundreds of protesters have “disappeared” since the start of the uprising.

Nicaragua bishops keep cajoling Ortega to dialogue with opposition

Church in the Americas
Jan 22, 2019

Nicaragua’s Catholic bishops are urging the government of President Daniel Ortega to a dialogue with opposition leaders to resolve the country’s political and economic crisis.

In Brazil and Nicaragua, Church faces ‘back to the future’ dilemma

Church in the Americas
Jan 4, 2019

In both Brazil and Nicaragua, the Catholic Church faces chronic tensions with their respective governments.

In Nicaragua’s climate of fear, Church is trapped in the middle

Crux in Nicaragua
Dec 10, 2018

The Catholic Church finds itself in the middle of Nicaragua’s government and protesters.

Amid crisis, Nicaragua’s cardinal becomes a reluctant national leader

Church in the Americas, Crux in Nicaragua
Dec 4, 2018

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – For the past five months, Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes has seemed an unwilling leader in the Church’s attempts to help the country regain peace after a civil uprising that began on April 18 leaving hundreds dead and an even greater number imprisoned or “disappeared.” Despite the hardships he’s

Despite Roman drama, life goes on in Chile, Nicaragua and Argentina

Church in the Americas, Crux in Nicaragua
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.