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A man wearing a protective mask prays at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, March 22, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Nicaraguan officials stop church program to prevent COVID-19

David Agren|Apr 6, 2020|2 Min Read

Father Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and Reina Sofia Prize winner, speaks during an Aug. 29, 2008, meeting at his house in Managua, Nicaragua. Father Cardenal died March 1, 2020, at the age of 95. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Father Ernesto Cardenal, poet and revolutionary, dies in Nicaragua

David Agren|Mar 2, 2020|3 Min Read

A demonstrator near the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, looks at pictures Nov. 2, 2019, of protesters who died during the protests against President Daniel Ortega's government last year. (Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters/CNS via Crux)

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Nicaraguan Church leaders call out Ortega regime for human rights abuses

Inés San Martín|Dec 10, 2019|4 Min Read

Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte, president of the Peruvian bishops' conference, is seen with Pope Francis in Trujillo, Peru, Jan. 20, 2018. He was elected to head the Latin American bishops' council, or CELAM, during a May 15, 2019, meeting of bishops from 22 Latin American and Caribbean bishops' conferences. (Paul Haring/CNS)

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Bishops struggle to put out fires across a Latin America ‘in flames’

Elise Ann Allen|Nov 28, 2019|8 Min Read

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After 8-day hunger strike, Nicaraguan mothers transported to hospital

Catholic News Agency|Nov 25, 2019|3 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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In Nicaragua, armed mob raids Catholic church hosting anti-government vigil

Catholic News Agency|Nov 23, 2019|4 Min Read

A statue of Mary is seen in 2017 atop the Cathedral of Managua in Nicaragua. On Nov. 18, 2019, a pro-government mob entered the cathedral, damaging property, attacking hunger strikers inside the building and jostling a priest and nun, the Archdiocese of Managua said. (CNS photo/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters)

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Mob enters Managua cathedral, attacks hunger strikers, damages property

David Agren|Nov 19, 2019|3 Min Read

Father Edwin Roman attempts to convince the police to allow relatives of imprisoned and dead anti-government demonstrators to enter the San Miguel Arcangel Church in Masaya, Nicaragua, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. The relatives have started a hunger strike to demand the freedom of their relatives, jailed for protesting against the government of President Daniel Ortega. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga via Crux)

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Pope says no to Argentina in 2020, yes to freeing Nicaragua prisoners now

Inés San Martín|Nov 18, 2019|6 Min Read

Edwin Carcache demonstrates demanding the release from prison of other opposition prisoners after his own release in Managua

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Nicaraguan cardinal withholds judgement on amnesty law

Catholic News Agency|Jun 13, 2019|2 Min Read

Pope Francis addresses the executive committee of the Latin American bishops' council (CELAM) at the apostolic nunciature in Bogota

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CELAM presidents voice support for pope, pledge to fight regional crisis

Catholic News Service|May 21, 2019|2 Min Read

Daniel Ortega celebrates his re-inauguration as president of Nicaragua

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Nicaraguan bishops lament continued suffering under Ortega

Catholic News Agency|May 2, 2019|4 Min Read

Asylum-seeker Darwen Josue Mejia Montoya poses inside St. Mary Church in Storm Lake

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Asylum-seeker from Nicaragua credits new home in Iowa to prayers

Joanne Fox|Apr 8, 2019|4 Min Read

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