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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.
Papal representative laments ‘more lies and less trust’ in Nicaragua
- Mar 20, 2019
Negotiations broke down again on Monday in Nicaragua, after the opposition walked away from the table, in part because of the arrest of several protesters on Saturday.
Trump official praises role of Nicaraguan bishops in country’s crisis
- Mar 15, 2019
A senior advisor to the U.S. State Department is calling on the Catholic bishops of Nicaragua to find a way to once again play a part in the ongoing talks to help the Central American country find a way out of its current political and economic crisis.
2018 was an epochal year for the Church in Latin America
- Dec 29, 2018
In 2018, major Catholic stories, or major local events where the Church played a key role came from everywhere in the region.
Nicaraguan bishop criticizes arrest of journalists
- Dec 25, 2018
The Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Silvio José Báez, has criticized the shut down of the 100% Noticias television channel and the arrest of its owner, Miguel Mora, and press chief Lucía Pineda Ubau.
Despite it all, Ortega still commands Catholic support in Nicaragua
- Dec 6, 2018
Catholics in favor of the regime typically refuse to talk to the media because they haven’t been authorized to do so. Such is the tight control the ruling couple has on the country’s six million people, minus an estimated 30,000 who have fled in recent months to Costa Rica.
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