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Nicaragua's Ortega regime arrests at least nine priests in latest wave of anti-Catholic persecution

An attorney has attributed the abductions to the dictator's ‘hat(red)’ for ‘everything that has to do with religion, with the Catholic faith.’

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Aug 8, 2024Aug 9, 2024

Nicaragua's Ortega regime shuts down Radio Maria as anti-Catholic persecution continues

The left-wing Nicaraguan government of Daniel Ortega revoked the legal status of international Catholic broadcaster Radio Maria in its latest attack on Catholicism.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jul 11, 2024Jul 11, 2024

Nicaraguan refugee: Ortega is hiding Bishop Álvarez's true prison conditions in new photos

The appearance of the photos demonstrates the Ortega dictatorship’s 'intention to create a false impression of normality,' said Félix Maradiaga.

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Louis Knuffke

• Dec 1, 2023Dec 4, 2023

Six Catholic priests arrested in one week by Nicaragua's communist Ortega regime

Thirteen members of the clergy have now been arrested by the communist regime of Daniel Ortega, which is also detaining and tracking Catholic laity.

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Louis Knuffke

• Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 2023

Daniel Ortega’s gov’t puts Bishop Alvarez back in Nicaraguan prison shortly after his release

Negotiations reportedly broke down over the terms of release for the bishop and other imprisoned priests.

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Louis Knuffke

• Jul 6, 2023Jul 7, 2023

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega freezes bank accounts of several Catholic dioceses and priests

'This is one more arbitrary action of the dictatorship against the Nicaraguan Catholic Church,' lawyer Martha Patricia Molina argued.

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Louis Knuffke

• Jun 26, 2023

‘Your days are numbered’: US congresswoman slams Daniel Ortega in hearing on anti-Catholic persecution

U.S. Rep. Maria Salazar blasted Nicaragua's dictator and his 'war' against the Church.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 23, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Vatican after Francis compares 'unstable' Ortega to Hitler

Francis’ remarks centered on the imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Alvarez by the Ortega regime.

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Joseph Summers

• Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023

UN Human Rights group declares Daniel Ortega has committed ‘crimes against humanity’ in Nicaragua

Experts have reportedly documented 'over 100 cases of executions, hundreds of cases of torture and arbitrary detention, and thousands of cases of political persecution.'

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 7, 2023

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s regime sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa was convicted of being 'a traitor to the country' for the alleged crimes of 'undermining national security and sovereignty, spreading fake news through information technology, obstructing an official in the performance of his duties,' and 'aggravated disobedience or contempt of authority.'

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Louis Knuffke

• Feb 13, 2023

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Nicaragua's Ortega regime arrests at least nine priests in latest wave of anti-Catholic persecution

Nicaragua's Ortega regime shuts down Radio Maria as anti-Catholic persecution continues

Six Catholic priests arrested in one week by Nicaragua's communist Ortega regime

Daniel Ortega’s gov’t puts Bishop Alvarez back in Nicaraguan prison shortly after his release

‘Your days are numbered’: US congresswoman slams Daniel Ortega in hearing on anti-Catholic persecution

Nicaragua suspends diplomatic relations with Vatican after Francis compares 'unstable' Ortega to Hitler

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s regime sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison