When 25-year-old Miguel Flores arrived at Dulles International Airport just outside of Washington last February, he had nothing but a three-day voucher for a hotel, some cash, and a cell phone provided by the U.S. State Department.
Nicaragua
Bishop Rolando Álvarez Released, Exiled from Nicaragua After Over 500 Days of Detention
Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been released from prison and sent into exile along with 18 imprisoned churchmen as the Nicaraguan government expelled its most prominent critic, whose presence behind bars bore witness to the Sandinista regime descent into totalitarianism, along with its unrelenting persecution of the Catholic Church.
Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Asks World’s Bishops ‘Not to Abandon Us’ as Wave of Priest Arrests Ends Year in Dictator-Run Country
Since Christmas, Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries have detained more than a dozen priests, including an archdiocesan vicar, as the Sandinista regime escalates a campaign of terror against the Catholic Church — an institution it has struggled to subdue.
Nicaragua Expels a Dozen Priests, Sends Them to The Vatican, Ortega Regime Says
Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and cracking down on the Catholic Church.
Vatican Confirms it Will Welcome Nicaraguan Priests Released From Prison
The Vatican has confirmed that it has been asked and has agreed to receive 12 priests who had been detained in Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan Priests Transferred to Prison Notorious for Torture, Deplorable Conditions
Eight priests have been transferred to a prison notorious for torture and deplorable conditions as the Nicaraguan regime again ramps up its repression of the Catholic Church.
Nicaraguan Priests Kidnapped From Parishes Amid Continued Crackdown on Church
A Nicaraguan priest has been reported kidnapped from his parish residence as the country’s increasingly totalitarian regime continues cracking down on the Catholic Church and silencing all dissenting voices.
‘You Can’t Silence the Gospel’ Amid Nicaragua’s Repression, Says Woman Religious
Indignation. That’s what she said she feels when she hears Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, the country’s vice president, refer to themselves as Christians.
Jesuits Decry ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ After Expulsion From Nicaragua
A week after Nicaragua’s government confiscated a prestigious Jesuit-run university, it has officially expelled the Society of Jesus from the country entirely and ruled that all of the order’s property and assets be seized.
Society of Jesus Banned in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan regime has extinguished the Jesuits’ legal status and ordered the expropriation of its assets, effectively making it illegal for the Society of Jesus to operate in the Central American country.
