![Bishop Rolando Alvarez of Matagalpa.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0115Nicaragua-scaled.jpg)
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…
![Sisters Silva, Carminha and Carmo.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0110Brazil-e1704897805754.jpg)
BRAZIL: Elderly Sisters unstoppable thanks to charity’s support
Many religious Sisters in north-east Brazil are over 65 – and several over 80 –, but they…
![Ticuna children with the Capuchin Brothers.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0108Brazil-e1704732812666.jpg)
BRAZIL: Protecting the Amazon in the spirit of St Francis
Franciscan friars are contributing to the preservation of the Amazon rainforest in north-west Brazil by helping indigenous…
![A training course at the parish hall of the Cathedral of Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1214LatinAmerica-e1702562641836.jpg)
LATIN AMERICA: Academy equips Christian leaders to tackle political challenges
An international academy is offering training courses for future Catholic leaders to help them apply Christian values…