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Nicaragua dictatorship sentences 11 Christian leaders to prison, fines them $880 million

April 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Eleven Christian leaders were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $880 million on March 19, 2024, by the dictatorship in Nicaragua. / Credit: Credit: ADF International / Mountain Gateway Order, Inc.

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 8, 2024 / 11:30 am (… […]

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Dictatorship in Nicaragua expels three priests; exiled bishop meets with Pope Francis

January 22, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 22, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).
Researcher Martha Patricia Molina reported that the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Mu… […]

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Dictatorship in Nicaragua cancels legal personhood of 10 Catholic and evangelical NGOs

January 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Daniel Ortega. / Credit: Shutterstock

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 19, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
In a new attack against the Catholic Church and other Christians in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosar… […]

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Ordination of 9 new priests represents hope for Church in Nicaragua

January 9, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, the archbishop of Managua, Nicaragua, on Jan. 6, 2024, ordained nine new priests in the midst of one of the worst waves of persecution against the Catholic Church in the country. / Credit: Archdiocese of Managua

ACI Pr… […]

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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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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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Honduran bishop: Although Bishop Álvarez is in prison, he won’t be silent

July 26, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Rolando Álvarez. / Credit: Media Diocese – TV Merced

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 26, 2023 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
Bishop José Antonio Canales of the Diocese of Danlí in Honduras said in an interview with the Nicaraguan media Confidencial Digital tha… […]

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Dictatorship in Nicaragua freezes fund for retired priests

July 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 25, 2023 / 16:10 pm (CNA).
In a new attack against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, ha… […]

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U.S. State Department official calls for release of imprisoned bishop, priest in Nicaragua

July 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Rolando Álvarez. / Credit: Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 17, 2023 / 16:50 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian Nichols, has called for the dictatorship of President… […]

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