Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say

Report: Nicaragua Forcing Priests into Weekly Police Interrogations

Nicaragua is forcing the nation's Catholic priests to present themselves at local police stations weekly for questioning and submitting their homilies for review, the online Catholic outlet The Pillar reported on Wednesday. The post Report: Nicaragua Forcing Priests into Weekly Police Interrogations appeared first on Breitbart.

Nicaraguan priests must submit homilies for police inspection

Nicaraguan police are now requiring priests to present themselves weekly at police stations for questioning and to submit their weekly homilies and list of activities for review, according to a new report.Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, Leon, Nicaragua. Credit: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY-SA 2.0The crackdown follows a February statement by the Nicaraguan government which raised the prospect that the Ortega regime could stop recognizing new epi…

Nicaragua’s crackdown on the Catholic Church is worsening, exiles and human rights advocates say

Preparations for widely popular Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America – but not in Nicaragua.

Nicaraguan Exiles Say Country’s Crackdown on Religious Freedom Worsens… - Catholic Canada

Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in Nicaragua. They’ve been largely banned for a second year, one of many concerns for the faithful in a country that human rights advocates, exiled priests and the U.S. government say is pursuing one of the world’s most flagrant persecutions of religion… Read the Whole Article at http://feeds.newadvent.org/bestoftheweb?format=xmlThe…

Another Holy Week in Nicaragua with Churches under Siege

The testimonies of three Catholic parishioners who, for the third year in a row, will experience restricted Holy Week celebrations... The post Another Holy Week in Nicaragua with Churches under Siege appeared first on Havana Times.

Managua, Apr 9 (Latin Press) Nicaragua's co-president, Rosario Murillo, said today that the state of the world, crimes against humanity, and atrocities against peoples cannot be ignored.The post Nicaragua: We cannot ignore crimes against humanity first appeared on Noticias Prensa Latina.