{"id":77867,"date":"2026-03-29T19:44:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77867"},"modified":"2026-03-29T19:44:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:44:57","slug":"situation-in-nicaragua-worsens-as-dictatorship-bans-pastoral-missions-other-religious-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/situation-in-nicaragua-worsens-as-dictatorship-bans-pastoral-missions-other-religious-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Situa\u00e7\u00e3o na Nicar\u00e1gua piora \u00e0 medida que a ditadura pro\u00edbe miss\u00f5es pastorais e outros eventos religiosos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>\u201cThe situation has worsened\u201d in Nicaragua following the ban on pastoral missions in the Diocese of Le\u00f3n and the tightening of restrictions on religious events held by the Catholic Church in Managua and other cities, according to Martha Patricia Molina, a Nicaraguan researcher in exile.The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo, maintains \u201ca discourse of reconciliation and love, but their words are not consistent with their actions: They are afraid of the faith and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, in Nicaragua has banned more than 16,500 religious processions and activities in recent years and has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nicaraguan dictatorship banned more than 16,500 religious processions, new report reveals","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nicaraguan-dictatorship-banned-more-than-16500-religious-processions-new-report-reveals.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nicaraguan-dictatorship-banned-more-than-16500-religious-processions-new-report-reveals.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nicaraguan-dictatorship-banned-more-than-16500-religious-processions-new-report-reveals.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Nicaraguan-dictatorship-banned-more-than-16500-religious-processions-new-report-reveals.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":65636,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-catholic-church-in-nicaragua\/","url_meta":{"origin":77867,"position":1},"title":"Pope Leo XIV receives detailed report on attacks against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembro 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV receives the latest edition of the report \u201cNicaragua: A Persecuted Church,\u201d by Martha Patricia Molina, on Oct. 2, 2025. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Muriel Saenz ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 4, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV this week received the report \u201cNicaragua: A Persecuted Church\u201d by researcher Martha Patricia Molina, which details the prohibition of more than 16,500 processions and acts of piety as well as more than 1,000 attacks against the Catholic Church by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV receives detailed report on attacks against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-Catholic-Church-in-Nicaragua.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-Catholic-Church-in-Nicaragua.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-detailed-report-on-attacks-against-the-Catholic-Church-in-Nicaragua.webp?fit=672%2C448&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":73536,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/church-in-venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":77867,"position":2},"title":"Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Caracas skyline. | Credit: Olga Berrios, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 1, 2026 \/ 10:00 am (CNA). 2026 dawned in Venezuela in an atmosphere of ambivalence: sorrows and joys, tensions and consolations, and more questions than certainties. The work of the Catholic Church goes on within the country\u2019s turbulent reality, a task that is far from easy due to \u201cthe autocratic drift of national politics,\u201d as the bishops stated at the beginning of last year.This past December in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Church in Venezuela could undergo more persecution in 2026, experts say","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-in-Venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-in-Venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-in-Venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-in-Venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Church-in-Venezuela-could-undergo-more-persecution-in-2026-experts-say.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":61776,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-receives-exiled-president-of-nicaraguan-bishops-conference\/","url_meta":{"origin":77867,"position":3},"title":"Pope Leo XIV receives exiled president of Nicaraguan bishops\u2019 conference","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Guti\u00e9rrez is president of Nicaragua\u2019s bishops\u2019 conference. \/ Credit: Alonso3215 (CC0 1.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 25, 2025 \/ 15:09 pm (CNA). Over the weekend, Pope Leo XIV received the exiled president of the Nicaraguan bishops\u2019 conference, Bishop Carlos Enrique Herrera Guti\u00e9rrez, who was expelled from the Central American country by the Daniel Ortega dictatorship in November 2024.On Aug. 23, the Vatican press office said that \u201cthis morning the Holy Father received in audience His Eminence\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV receives exiled president of Nicaraguan bishops\u2019 conference","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-president-of-Nicaraguan-bishops-conference.webp?fit=800%2C608&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-president-of-Nicaraguan-bishops-conference.webp?fit=800%2C608&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-president-of-Nicaraguan-bishops-conference.webp?fit=800%2C608&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-president-of-Nicaraguan-bishops-conference.webp?fit=800%2C608&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6492,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/radio-maria-in-nicaragua-shut-down-by-countrys-dictatorship\/","url_meta":{"origin":77867,"position":4},"title":"Radio Mar\u00c3\u00ada in Nicaragua shut down by country\u2019s dictatorship\u00c2\u00a0","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source Daniel Ortega. \/ Credit: Flickr de la OEA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 10, 2024 \/ 16:55 pm (CNA). The dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, canceled the legal status of Radio Mar\u00c3\u00ada Nicaragua along with that of several evangelical churches.The decision was detailed in ministerial agreement No. 34-2024-OSFL, signed by Minister of the Interior Mar\u00c3\u00ada Amelia Coronel Kinlock and published July 9 in the official government newspaper La Gaceta.In\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nicaraguadictadura-230823.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nicaraguadictadura-230823.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nicaraguadictadura-230823.jpg?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69199,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-receives-exiled-nicaraguan-bishop-rolando-alvarez\/","url_meta":{"origin":77867,"position":5},"title":"Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Novembro 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez, bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estel\u00ed, Nicaragua. \/ Credit: Daniel Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\/EWTN News ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 13, 2025 \/ 18:06 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Nov. 13 received Rolando \u00c1lvarez, the exiled bishop of Matagalpa and apostolic administrator of Estel\u00ed in Nicaragua.&nbsp;\u00c1lvarez is in forced exile after being deported by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and vice president, Rosario Murillo, in January 2024.\u201cThe Holy Father received\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV receives exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-Nicaraguan-Bishop-Rolando-Alvarez.webp?fit=669%2C446&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-Nicaraguan-Bishop-Rolando-Alvarez.webp?fit=669%2C446&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pope-Leo-XIV-receives-exiled-Nicaraguan-Bishop-Rolando-Alvarez.webp?fit=669%2C446&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77867\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77867"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=77867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}