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Nicaragua cancels legal personhood of Catholic and evangelical NGOs

In a new attack against the Catholic Church and other Christians in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, has cancelled the legal personhood of several religious congregations and evangelical groups. On January 16, the Ministry of the Interior published in the official government newspaper La Gaceta the…

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Mixed news as Nicaraguan bishops and priests unshackled and exiled

“Exile is not freedom”, an Irish missionary has warned following the release of prominent critic of the totalitarian regime in Nicaragua Bishop Rolando Álvarez, along with 18 other clergy from prison. The news of their release was formally announced by the Vatican on Sunday. Bishop Álvarez, of the Diocese of Matagalpa, was openly critical of…

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Bishop Álvarez released and exiled after over 500 day detention

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been released from prison and sent into exile along with 18 imprisoned churchmen as the Nicaraguan government expelled its most prominent critic, whose presence behind bars bore witness to the Sandinista regime’s descent into totalitarianism, along with its unrelenting persecution of the Catholic Church. Vatican News confirmed on January 14 at…

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Ortega regime publishes photos of Bishop Álvarez as international community calls for his release

The US Department of State among others has demanded the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa and other imprisoned Nicaraguan religious leaders following a wave of detentions targeting Catholic clergy over the Christmas season. The January 2 statement described Bishop Álvarez and the other religious leaders – including Bishop Isidoro Mora of Siuna –…

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