Police in Nicaragua arrest, jail another Catholic priest
Reuters Nicaraguan police detained another Catholic priest critical of the government, two sources close to the church told Reuters on Monday, making him the latest cleric to be targeted in a deepening crackdown on clergy in the country. Fernando Zamara, a priest who also serves in an administrative role in the northern diocese of Siuna, […]
Nicaragua: Catholic clergy report surveillance, beatings amid crackdown
DAVID ALIRE GARCIA, of Reuters, reports on President Daniel Ortega’s five-year campaign against the Catholic Church…
“I miss my people, my nation”: Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the plight of those exiled from Nicaragua because of their faith…
Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
Updated: 11:45am (AEST)Mexico City, Mexico AP Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration, detaining him and several other priests in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the church and a government increasingly intolerant of dissent. The pre-dawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities had accused […]
Explainer: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
Mexico City AP Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the Bishop of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, accusing him of inciting violent actors “to carry out acts of hate against the population”. This is not the first time President Daniel Ortega has moved aggressively […]
Nicaraguans celebrate Mass peacefully after procession ban
Mexico City, MexicoAP Hundreds of Nicaraguans attended a Mass under a heavy police presence Saturday after the government prohibited a religious procession in the capital amid tensions with the Roman Catholic Church. Church leaders announced a day earlier that the National Police had banned the planned procession for Our Lady of Fatima for reasons of […]
Nicaragua archbishop rejects that chapel fire was accidental
Managua, NicaraguaAP Managua’s Roman Catholic Archbishop celebrated Mass on Wednesday in front of a fire-scorched chapel at the capital’s cathedral and reiterated the church’s assertion that the fire was a “savage and terrorist” act and not an accident as reported by the National Police. Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes did not say who he believes was responsible […]