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Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services: the situation for Catholic clergy and ...
It’s hard to decide what is more outrageous: Nicaragua’s dictator Daniel Ortega’s decision to shut down seven Roman Catholic Church radio stations and hold a bishop and his aides under house ...
In March of 2023, Nicaragua officially severed ties with the Holy See. [13] In August 2023, the Nicaraguan government banned the Jesuits and seized their assets. [14] According to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, at least 46 priests were under arrest at some point in Nicaragua in 2023. Many of these priests ended up being exiled at ...
A second bishop was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities on Thursday, two sources told CNN, amid a far-reaching crackdown on opposition figures and the Catholic Church by the government of President ...
In 2023, the Holy See closed its embassy in Nicaragua due to Ortega's government formally suspending relations. [13] In 15 September 2023, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights urged Ortega's government to end the continuous persecution against the Catholic Church after concerns of the treatment of priests were raised. [14]
(Reuters) -Nicaragua's government outlawed 1,500 non-governmental organizations on Monday, in its latest ban of groups it accuses of breaking the law, part of a longstanding crackdown on civil ...
Articles relating to religious persecution targeting the Catholic Church. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. A.
The police showed up two days after a Catholic clergyman at a church near the Nicaraguan capital Managua delivered a Sunday sermon in May that included a prayer "for our priests." Nicaraguan ...