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Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoNineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church...
EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEarlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and...
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega goes after the Catholic Church in his latest effort to stop...
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoNicaragua's President Daniel Ortega has cracked down on Catholic leaders and the church to thwart...
Nicaragua released imprisoned priests, but repression is unlikely to relent – and the Catholic...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWhen President Daniel Ortega returned to power in 2006, church figures supported him. Violent...
How can the world stand by and watch the purge of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHuman rights campaigner Bianca Jagger has been trying to raise awareness of the persecution and...
Nicaragua’s dictator clamps down on the Catholic Church. Why has Pope Francis remained silent? |...
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoIt’s hard to decide what is more outrageous: Nicaragua’s dictator Daniel Ortega’s decision to shut...
Catholic clergy report surveillance, beatings amid Nicaragua's crackdown
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe police showed up two days after a Catholic clergyman at a church near the Nicaraguan capital...
Nicaragua government accuses Catholic Church of money laundering, freezes accounts
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe police, loyal to the government of President Daniel Ortega which has clashed fiercely with...
Nicaragua arrests second bishop as crackdown on Catholic church intensifies
CNN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA second bishop was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities on Thursday, two sources told CNN, amid a...
Pope denounces continuing crackdown on Church in Nicaragua
Reuters via AOL· 4 months agoPope Francis on Monday denounced a growing crackdown on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua by the...