Nicaragua Archives

Latam bishops face unrest and division in Cuba, Colombia and Nicaragua

Jul 20, 2021

ROME – Ever a region in turmoil, Latin America this week saw violent protests in Cuba, seems on the brink of violent rioting in Colombia, and heard the Catholic bishops of Nicaragua once again challenge the ruling class by urging politicians to shun personal interests in favor of the common

By Inés San Martín

Bishop condemns latest opposition arrests in Nicaragua

Jul 6, 2021

A Catholic bishop has condemned Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on opposition leaders after the authoritarian leader arrested several figures that played a role in the 2018 protests that shook his regime.

By Inés San Martín

Church leaders preach peace in Nicaragua as they face threats from Ortega regime

Jun 23, 2021

As the government of Daniel Ortega continues to crackdown on the opposition ahead of upcoming elections, the Catholic hierarchy is walking a tightrope between being prophetic and survival.

By Inés San Martín

Nicaraguan bishops seek end of ‘arbitrary’ restrictions of citizens

Jun 15, 2021

Nicaragua’s bishops have decried a “political, economic and social crisis” in the Central American country as a wave of politically motivated arrests sidelined opposition figures, media members and government critics ahead of the fall elections.

By David Agren

Nicaragua arrests 4 more opposition leaders in crackdown

Jun 14, 2021

The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega arrested five opposition leaders during a major weekend round up, in what appears to be widespread detentions of anyone who might challenge his rule.

By Associated Press

Harris’ Central America agenda features longtime concerns for the church

Jun 11, 2021

During her first foreign trip to Latin America as U.S. vice president June 7 and 8, Kamala Harris took on a topic that has long been on the mind of the Catholic Church in the Americas: Alleviating the problems that force Central Americans, in particular, to leave their homelands and take part in a perilous journey north.

By Rhina Guidos

Nicaraguan bishops call on Ortega regime to stop ‘excluding’ the opposition

Jun 8, 2021

As the United States debates sanctions against Nicaragua for the imprisonment of an opposition leader by Daniel Ortega, two of the countries leading Catholic bishops are demanding the regime cease the “exclusion of the adversary.”

By Inés San Martín

Nicaragua Catholic leaders decry increasing government repression

May 25, 2021

Nicaraguan Catholic leaders have decried a series of repressive acts that targeted parties and individuals linked with the opposition ahead of November elections.

By David Agren