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Pope prays Mary will protect persecuted Christians in Nicaragua

As the Catholic Church and Christians at large experience intense persecution in Nicaragua, Pope Francis expressed encouragement and support to the people living under the country’s authoritarian regime.

Exiled Nicaraguan bishop: ‘Brotherhood, peace and justice for all’

An exiled bishop from the largest and poorest nation in Central America shared his hopes May 7 with his fellow Nicaraguans.

Parish offers refuge to priest exiled from Nicaragua

Father Erick Díaz, a priest whose citizenship was revoked by the Nicaraguan government for preaching the Gospel and defending human rights, is now living and ministering at St. Mary of the Lake and Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood.

As pope calls for dialogue, Nicaraguan police continue harassing Catholics

Following the arrest of a bishop and 11 others, police continued harassing Nicaraguan Catholics, even as Pope Francis called for “open and sincere” dialogue in the Central American country.

Bishops, journalists attacked at Nicaraguan church

Nicaraguan bishops and clergy were attacked by armed groups aligned with the government July 9 as violence in the Central American country escalated and affected the Catholic Church, which has provided humanitarian assistance in its parishes and has tried to diffuse a worsening political crisis through dialogue.

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