Nicaragua bans Holy Week processions

HOLY Week processions have been banned in Nicaragua for a second year, as repression of the Roman Catholic Church by the government intensifies. Limited services are permitted indoors, but the traditional processions in the streets have been banned, with a …

Holy Week under surveillance in Nicaragua

The regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo have labeled Catholic leaders “terrorists” and driven hundreds of clergy and religious into exile. Lenten Campaign 2025 This content is free of charge, as are all our articles. Support us with a donation that …

Nicaragua once again bans Holy Week processions

Trump can't revoke legal status of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, judge rules

The Trump administration can't immediately revoke the deportation protections and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, a federal judge ruled …

Trump Can’t Revoke Legal Status of Migrants From Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, Judge Rules

The Trump administration can’t immediately revoke the deportation protections and work permits of hundreds of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally under a Biden-era program, a federal judge ruled …

Aumenta la persecución contra la Iglesia en Nicaragua durante la Semana Santa

El cardenal nicaragüense Leopoldo Brenes, de Managua, bendice a los fieles que alzan sus palmas durante la misa del Domingo de Ramos, el 24 de marzo de 2024, en Managua. (Foto OSV News/Maynor Valenzuela, Reuters) By David Agren, OSV News La policía y …

Nicaragua’s Government Enforces Third Consecutive Ban on Catholic Street Processions as Religious Persecution Continues

The persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua under President Daniel Ortega’s regime and his wife Rosario Murillo continues to escalate. For the third consecutive year, the government has banned public street processions, leaving many religious …

Nicaragua once again bans Holy Week processions

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 15, 2025 / 15:28 pm The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his “co-president” and wife, Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua has banned, for the third consecutive year, street processions in the country, where the Catholic …

Bonar Bridge coffee morning gives £400 boost to project supporting schools on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua

A coffee morning held at Bonar Bridge Community Hall last Friday, April 11 raised just over £440 for the Ometepe Project. Carolyn with Michele Easom, chairperson of the hall committee, and Sheila Thomson, who helped with the event.The project supports …

Judea Easter Performances Cancelled in Nicaragua

Under ‘Orders from Above’ Nicaraguan actors perform a passage from the Passion of Jesus Christ during a Judea in the Monimbó neighborhood of Masaya, on April 11, 2022. // Photo: Taken from El 19 Digital Mayor’s offices and the Institutes of Tourism …