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  • [ June 29, 2026 ] Filipino cardinal: Catholics should be agents of change, not ‘keyboard warriors’ News Briefs
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UN calls on Nicaragua to disclose where it is holding abducted Bishop Isidoro Mora

January 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega of Siuna, Nicaragua. / Credit: Diocese of Siuna Facebook

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 8, 2024 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Nicarag… […]

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Dictatorship in Nicaragua posts photos of Bishop Álvarez after U.S. calls for his release

January 3, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

A doctor carries out a medical examination of Bishop Rolando Álvarez on Jan. 2, 2024. / Credit: Government of Nicaragua

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 3, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
The dictatorship in Nicaragua headed by President Daniel Ortega and his wif… […]

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Four priests arrested in 2 days by Nicaraguan dictatorship

December 29, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Cathedral of Managua, Nicaragua. / Credit: Wikimedia Commons

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 29, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
President Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship in Nicaragua has arrested three more priests: Monsignor Carlos Avilés, vicar general of the Arc… […]

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Second bishop detained by the dictatorship in Nicaragua

December 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Mnsgr. Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega is bishop of the Diocese of Siuna, Nicaragua. / Credit: Diocese of Siuna

ACI Prensa Staff, Dec 21, 2023 / 17:15 pm (CNA).
The Nicaraguan police arrested on Dec. 20 the bishop of Siuna, Isidoro del Carmen Mo… […]

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Sen. Marco Rubio asks Pope Francis to call for release of bishop imprisoned in Nicaragua

December 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida. / Credit: Vatican Media; Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 15, 2023 / 12:33 pm (CNA).
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, is urging Pope Francis to call for Nicaraguan authorities to … […]

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Witnesses testify to torture by Nicaraguan dictatorship at hearing on imprisoned Catholic bishop 

December 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua. / Credit: Alliance Defending Freedom International

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 1, 2023 / 18:20 pm (CNA).
At a congressional hearing on Thursday, members of Congress and human rights activists u… […]

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Nicaraguan dictatorship releases new photos, video of imprisoned Bishop Álvarez

November 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Some photographs of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez disseminated by the dictatorship of Nicaragua in November 2023. / Credit: Ministry of the Interior of Nicaragua

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 30, 2023 / 09:30 am (CNA).
In response to demands for pr… […]

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Jesuits’ superior general condemns seizure of university by Nicaragua dictatorship

August 18, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

The economic sciences building of the Central American University (UCA) in Nicaragua. / Credit: Courtesy of the Jesuits Central America

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 18, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
The superior general of the Jesuits, Father Arturo Sosa, co… […]

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Dictatorship in Nicaragua blocks two priests who attended WYD from returning to the country

August 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Manuel Clemente, the patriarch of Lisbon, was the main celebrant for the Tuesday evening outdoor opening Mass for World Youth Day held at Eduardo VII Park on Aug. 1, 2023. / Credit: Jesus Huerta /JMJ Lisboa 2023/Flickr JMJ Lisboa 2023

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Ortega dictatorship in Nicaragua freezes bank accounts, assets of Jesuit university

August 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Diocese of Estelí, Nicaragua. / Credit: Visit Nicaragua, official portal of the Marca País (Nicaragua)

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 14, 2023 / 08:53 am (CNA).
The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wif… […]

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