Nicaraguan Dictatorship Confiscates Seminary in Matagalpa
In addition to the seminary, the regime also confiscated on Jan. 16 the La Cartuja Pastoral Center of the Diocese of Matagalpa.
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In Defiance of Country’s Bishops, Venezuelan Dictator Decrees Start of Christmas Season
Since Tuesday in Caracas, the country’s capital, Christmas trees and other decorations have appeared in several of the city’s most emblematic monuments and government buildings.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua: 7 Priests Left the Country and Arrived ‘Safely’ at the Vatican
Vatican News also noted that this is the fifth group of priests exiled from Nicaragua: In October 2022 and February 2023 two groups were exiled to the United States, while in October 2023 and January 2024 two other groups left for Rome.
At Least 9 Priests Abducted by Nicaraguan Dictatorship in Last 2 Weeks
The researcher also suggested that the arrests could be “revenge” against Bishop Álvarez, “who, despite having remained silent since leaving prison, is considered by the dictatorship to be its main enemy.”
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Closes out 2023 With 2 Bishops and 15 Priests in Custody
Nicaraguan lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina, author of the investigative report titled “Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?”, has been tracking the attacks of the Ortega and Murillo regime on the Catholic Church since 2018.
Priest: Cuban Government Threatening Religious Who Express Opinion on Country’s Situation
“We have been threatened with being prosecuted and being imprisoned if we continue to publish our opinion on the situation in the country in the media when it doesn’t agree with the official version of the government,” Father Reyes told ACI Prensa.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Confiscates Convent of Sisters it Abducted and Expelled
CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, Molina noted that “the Political Constitution of Nicaragua prohibits confiscation, but it has already become a common practice under the dictatorship, just like in the 1980s.”
