US EditionNicaragua arrests four more priests, intensifies crackdown on Catholic Church
- Nicaraguan police have detained 12 priests, including five from the Archdiocese of Managua, in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega on the Catholic Church and political opponents.
- Tensions between the Ortega government and the Catholic Church have led to the expulsion and imprisonment of priests, as well as the prohibition of religious activities.
- The priests were taken from their homes, and some had opened their parish doors to students who were attacked by the government in 2018.
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Nicaraguan priests targeted in latest wave of arrests
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Nicaraguan authorities have arrested at least 12 priests since December 20, opposition figures and news reports said Saturday.(FILES) People attend a mass during celebrations in honour of San Juan Bautista in San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua on June 24, 2023. Nicaraguan authorities have arrested six priests over the past two days, bringing to 11 the number of clergy detained since December 20, news reports and opposition fig…
Nicaraguan priests targeted in latest wave of arrests in opposition crackdown
SAN JOSÉ, Dec 31 — Nicaraguan authorities have arrested at least 12 priests since December 20, opposition figures and news reports said yesterday. Eleven of those arrested appear on a list given to AFP by lawyer Martha Molina, an expert on Nicaraguan Church affairs, exiled in the United States. The newspaper La Prensa also said Jader Hernandez, pastor of a church in Managua, was detained. Nicaragua is led by President Daniel Ortega, a former gue…
Nicaraguan Regime Intensifies Its Crackdown of the Catholic Church - The New American
The crackdown of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua under the regime of “President” Daniel Ortega is continuing to intensify. Reuters reported today that “Nicaraguan police detained four more priests early on Saturday, bringing the total number to 12 over the past three days.” Prior to the most recent arrests on Saturday, the Catholic News Agency ... The post Nicaraguan Regime Intensifies Its Crackdown of the Catholic Church appeared first on The …
Another 5 Nicaraguan priests arrested, for a total of 14 clergy arrested in two weeks - La Prensa Latina Media
San José, Dec 30 (EFE).- Nicaraguan police detained five Roman Catholic priests from the Archdiocese of Managua between Friday and Saturday, bringing the total number of clergy detained in the last two weeks to 14, according to the Auxiliary Bishop of Managua, Silvio Báez, and exiled lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina. The Nicaraguan priests detained between Friday night and Saturday are Silvio Fonseca, Mykel Monterrey, Raúl Zamora, Ge…
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