Tag: President Daniel Ortega
Nicaraguan regime continues exercising control over religious activities during Holy Week:...
CUERNAVACA, Mexico -- Catholics turned out in large numbers to celebrate Holy Week in Nicaragua. But the ruling Sandinista regime prohibited public exhibitions of...
Second Nicaraguan bishop arrested after voicing support for imprisoned Bishop Rolando...
BUENOS AIRES -- A second Nicaraguan bishop has been arrested after voicing spiritual support for imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, according to independent...
Lawmakers call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez at congressional...
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a Catholic prelate...
Nicaraguan Catholic leaders decry increasing government repression ahead of November elections
MEXICO CITY -- Nicaraguan Catholic leaders have decried a series of repressive acts that targeted parties and individuals linked with the opposition ahead of...
Pro-government groups besiege another Nicaraguan church
MEXICO CITY -- Pro-government mobs besieged another Nicaraguan parish, further inflaming tensions between the Catholic Church and President Daniel Ortega, whose Sandinista regime is...