Tag: Nicaragua
Nicaragua cracks down further on church during Holy Week
In Nicaragua, Catholics celebrated Palm Sunday under intense government scrutiny, as police and paramilitaries surrounded Managua’s cathedral and restricted Holy Week activities to church grounds.
Nicaragua dictator condemns Vatican for keeping exiled Bishop Álvarez
Nicaragua's government issued a harsh statement 8 February condemning the Vatican following remarks by exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa.
Latin American organisation calls for respecting religious life in Nicaragua
The largest organisation of women and men religious in Latin America called for the "respect of life" of women and men religious in Nicaragua 29 January, following online reports overnight that a group of Poor Clares has been expelled from the country.
Pope Francis sends letter to the people of Nicaragua amid Catholic...
Published on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis sent a letter to the people of Nicaragua, telling them he is with them.
Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priests from anointing the sick in hospitals
People hospitalised in Nicaragua can no longer receive the anointing of the sick. This is the latest measure of the Ortega regime, where priests are being prohibited from visiting public hospitals to administer the sacrament.
Pope criticises new law of Ukrainian Parliament: “Churches shouldn’t be touched”
Pope Francis has expressed his continued sorrow over the war in Ukraine while asking that "no Christian church be abolished" after the Ukrainian parliament passed a law to ban the Moscow Patriarchate-affiliated jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Nicaraguan president extinguishes legal status for religious orders, evangelical congregations
The Nicaraguan government has extinguished the legal status of more than 25 Catholic organisations, including religious orders such as the Franciscans as part of an attack on civil society with the closure of 1,500 nongovernmental organisations.
Nicaraguan dictatorship closes its Caritas; assets will be transferred to the...
The Ortega dictatorship has continued its repression of Christians in Nicaragua with the closing of Caritas in the diocese of Matagalpa.
Catholics in Nicaragua face new wave of persecution
The oppression against the Catholics in Nicaragua continues as the church has now faced its biggest wave of persecution since December 2023.
Nicaraguan government forces closure of Radio Maria Nicaragua
In another example of persecution that many Catholic organisations are facing, the Nicaraguan government has ordered Radio Maria Nicaragua's closure which was confirmed by the official newspaper.
Catholic organisations urge prayer for Nicaragua amid crackdown on church
The Pontifical Mission Societies and Aid to the Church in Need are urging Christians to pray for peace in Nicaragua.
Bishops denounce cathedral attack
Damage by arson to an historic crucifix in Nicaragua an 'act of terrorism'.
