Bishop Rolando Álvarez Is Exiled from Nicaragua
After 500 days in detention, Bishops Rolando Álvarez was released and sent to Rome along with another bishop and 17 priests and seminarians.
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Two Simple Questions: My Vocation Story
Maryknoll Brother John Blazo finds a life of mission and community in his calling.
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Nicaragua Seizes University, Evicts Jesuits
The Central American University, known as the UCA, is the latest of over two dozen educational institutions to be closed by the repressive Ortega regime.
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Nicaragua Freezes Jesuit University’s Accounts
The administration of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua has blocked activity on the accounts of the Jesuit-run Central American University.
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Religious Freedom Worsening around the Globe
With conditions deteriorating worldwide, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom names 17 countries of particular concern.
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Pope: May Easter Joy Break through War
During his Easter address, Pope Francis prayed that the joy of Easter would break through “the gloom” of war.
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Dictatorship in Nicaragua Bans Way of the Cross
The dictatorship in Nicaragua bans public enactment in the streets of the traditional Via Crucis or Way of the Cross.
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Nicaraguan Regime Sentences Bishop Álvarez to 26 Years in Prison
Bishop Rolando Álvarez was sentenced to prison in Nicaragua after defying President Daniel Ortega by refusing to go into exile.
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Nicaragua Convicts Churchmen in Secret Trial
In a closed trial, Nicaragua’s government convicted seven church workers, including three...
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Biden Plan ‘Unworkable’ for Florida’s Boat Refugees, Archbishop Says
Biden’s plan to address the surge of asylum-seekers “doesn’t address the problem of people coming by boats,” Miami’s archbishop says.
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Bishop Begs World, ‘Do Not Abandon Us’ as Priests Arrested in Nicaragua
Exiled Auxiliary Bishop of Managua Silvio José Baéz calls for solidarity as a wave of Catholic priests are arrested by the Ortega Administration.
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Bishop Charged with Conspiracy to Undermine Nicaragua
Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez was charged in court with conspiracy and spreading false news in his first appearance in four months.
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