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… of sanctuary. Tom challenged U.S. foreign policy not only in El Salvador and Guatemala, but in Nicaragua, where the U.S. illegally armed and supported the Contras. In 1987, when I was …

… did just that in Central America during the 1980s and 1990s. Many people went to El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, to bear witness to what American foreign policy was doing …

… El Salvador. Two years later, she joined a Witness for Peace delegation spending a  month in Nicaragua. The Sisters of Charity in 1987 appointed Marie de Paul as the community's first social …

… weapons and the 2003 Iraq War. In Central America during the 1980s, he visited El Salvador and Nicaragua, returning to the U.S. with pointed criticisms of Cold War policies backing contra guerrillas in Nicaragua and a government in El Salvador that allowed a military to trod over human rights. …

… any neighbor — anywhere in the world. The words still stir the heart. And in Russia and in Nicaragua, in Bangladesh and in South Sudan, in Hungary and in Myanmar, these four freedoms are …

… even killing others. All at the government's direction. That is exactly what is happening in Nicaragua, where President Daniel Ortega ordered the arrests of several clergymen, forced them … it directly impacts migration at the country's southern border. On Jan. 14, Ortega released Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a frequent critic, after he spent over 500 days in jail. … into totalitarianism and its unrelenting persecution of the Catholic Church. On Aug. 23, 2023, Nicaragua's government declared the Society of Jesus illegal and ordered the confiscation of all …

… obstacles, which Fajardo feels strong compassion for, after immigrating to the U.S. from Nicaragua when she was 8. "Many are fleeing from serious abuse or crime," she said. "Many brought …

… identity as much as his name. That's because a little more than a year ago, he was one of 222 Nicaraguans the government put on a plane en route to the capital of its biggest enemy: the … Catholic Reporter, recounting the experience of Feb. 9, 2023 , the last time he saw his native Nicaragua.  He was 25 when he became a political prisoner after participating in anti-government … of his family. He misses his country and all that means home to him, the streets of Managua, Nicaraguan food, and the smell of coffee at home. "I've had to face a lot of things," he told …

… message for them." During the first week of the synod, Purity of Mary Sr. Xiskya Valladares of Nicaragua was one of the first delegates to formally bring up the topic of the church's digital …

… religious nationalism. For example, the Ortega regime's oppression of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua is not an expression of religious nationalism at all.  Similarly , as Schneck noted, …

… parole , which has allowed a large number of migrants — including from Ukraine and Nicaragua — to stay in the United States. But it's not the only bipartisan show of discontent …

… Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been released from prison and sent into exile — along with 18 other churchmen who had been imprisoned — as Nicaragua’s government expelled its most prominent critic. Bishop Álvarez’s presence behind bars …

… forced to flee their homelands." In particular, the pope deplored the "protracted crisis" in Nicaragua, where the country's Sandinista regime has recently escalated its crackdown against the …

… published stories and columns about or by sisters in Sudan , Nigeria , Myanmar , South Sudan , Nicaragua , Haiti , Chad and Congo , among other places. We've also focused on efforts by sisters … areas, and in other places of conflict and unrest that don't garner as many headlines, such as Nicaragua. Can you share the impressions and insights you gained in doing so?  … There are two columnists who wrote columns in the form of prayers, one from Cuba and one from Nicaragua , as pleas to God to help with the situation.  …

… of State has demanded the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa and other imprisoned Nicaraguan religious leaders following a wave of detentions targeting Catholic clergy over the … to exiled Nicaraguan lawyer Martha Molina, who has tracked attacks on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua. Many were taken from their parish residences by police and paramilitaries. Pope …

… Since Christmas, Nicaraguan police and paramilitaries have detained more than a dozen priests, including an … in St. Peter's Square, Francis said he was "following with concern what is happening in Nicaragua, where bishops and priests have been deprived of their freedom." He expressed his …

… Peter's Square following Mass, the pope said he was following "with concern" the situation in Nicaragua, where "bishops (and) priests have been deprived of freedom." A bishop and 12 priests have been arrested by Nicaraguan authorities since mid-December; Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa was sentenced in …

… dangerous places all over the world. We published columns and articles from Ukraine, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Colombia, Croatia, Kenya, Sri Lanka and more.  Despite these stories of anguish and …

… from a now-closed diocesan Cáritas chapter were convicted on money laundering charges in Nicaragua on Christmas Eve as the Sandinista regime stepped up its crackdown on the Catholic Church over the Christmas season. The Nicaraguan government has also forbidden the enactment of traditional "posadas," the living … prohibitions on religious celebrations and expressions of popular piety important to many in Nicaragua. Most recently, police visited priests to warn against organizing traditional posadas …

… Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando … by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega's regime has persecuted the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, the lawmakers said, targeting church leaders who have criticized his government. Among … prisoners. Pope Francis has publicly denounced Álvarez's sentence and the deportation of Nicaraguans from their homeland. At the hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on …