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NICARAGUA: 19 clerics released but concerns over lack of religious freedom remain
Two bishops, 15 priests and two seminarians who had been imprisoned in Nicaragua have been released and…
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NICARAGUA: ‘The Church is being silenced’
A leading Catholic charity is urgently calling for prayers for Nicaragua amid a dramatic escalation of efforts…
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NICARAGUA: Historic crucifix torched
A 400-year-old crucifix was set ablaze when Managua Cathedral suffered the latest in a series of anti-Christian…
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NICARAGUA: Cardinal condemns government attacks
As crisis continues in Nicaragua, the president of the country’s Bishops’ Conference has spoken out against the…