Matagalpa Lost 40% of its Priests: Catholic Church Depleted by Persecution

Matagalpa, Siuna, Bluefields, Estelí, and Managua parishes are among the most reduced. “Pastoral life is weakening,” warns exiled priest

Pope Endorses Silvio Baez as Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Four Years After His Forced Exile

The Supreme Pontiff receives Bishop Baez at the Vatican, after the banishment of Bishops Rolando Alvarez and Isidoro Mora, and 17 other clergy

U.S. Advises Citizens Not to Travel to Nicaragua Due to "Risk" of Illegal Arrests

The U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua warns that detained U.S. citizens risk imprisonment "without charges or a fair trial"

“Servants of Satan:” Rosario Murillo's Hate Speech Against the Catholic Church

The dictatorship's spokeswoman calls priests “demons,” while she keeps silent or denies surveillance, persecution, imprisonment, banishment, and exile

Democracy Still Under Siege in Guatemala

The elite counterattack, the president’s “Semilla” party forms a coalition in Congress, and the US levels sanctions against ex-President Alejandro Giam

Secuestros, torturas y amenazas: Así calla la dictadura a más de 105 presos políticos

Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo mantienen detenidos a líderes estudiantiles, docentes, opositores, un periodista y feligreses de la Iglesia católica

Diriamba vence el miedo y sale a las calles para profesar su fe por San Sebastián

Cientos participan en actividades religiosas en Diriamba, Carazo. “La población no ha perdido la fe, no ha dejado de ser católica", afirma promesante