Nicaragua

Nicaraguan bishop still experiencing ‘severe social, political and economic crisis’
- Church in the Americas, Interviews
- Nov 5, 2019
Bishop Rolando Álvarez of the Diocese of Metagalpa, is the newest, youngest and shortest bishop in Nicaragua, appointed in 2011 at the age of 44. His diocese is severely affected by the violence from April of last year that left over 500 dead nationwide, but he said that he believes that today, “people have lost their fear.”
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Vatican highlights Syria, Yemen as top concerns
- Associated Press, Vatican
- Sep 29, 2019
The Holy See is urging the international community to give special attention to the conflicts in Syria and Yemen to “put an end to the suffering of so many people.”
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Family flees unrest in Nicaragua, finds home in Indiana
- Associated Press, Church in the Americas
- Sep 22, 2019
It wasn’t easy for Julio Araúz and Brenda Molina to leave behind the life they had created in Nicaragua. But for the family, staying in their home country was no longer an option.
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Jesuit provincials call for international action on Nicaragua
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Sep 20, 2019
The Society of Jesus has urged Latin American countries — working “through international diplomacy” — to “take all the necessary measures to rescue democracy in Nicaragua and hold the current regime responsible for the crimes it has committed.”
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Nicaragua’s bishops call nation’s crisis of trust ‘an omnipresent virus’
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Sep 17, 2019
Nicaragua’s bishops urged unity, dialogue and a willingness to overcome a “crisis of trust” as the Central American country celebrated its independence.
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Vatican calls for electoral reform, negotiations to resume in Nicaragua
- Catholic News Service, Church in the Americas
- Sep 10, 2019
With increasing concerns worldwide about human rights violations in Nicaragua, a Vatican representative has called for an immediate return to negotiations and a rollout of reforms necessary to hold “free and transparent elections” there.
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Nicaraguan bishop still experiencing ‘severe social, political and economic crisis’