From Nigeria to Belarus, 2025 was a grim year for religious freedom
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From Nigeria to Belarus, 2025 was a grim year for religious freedom

Paulina Guzik (OSV News): As 2026 begins, the suffering of persecuted Christians is as urgent…

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Catholic school seized by Nicaraguan government
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Catholic school seized by Nicaraguan government

(OSV News): Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista regime seized The Colegio San José de Jinotepe, a prominent…

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Government closes Caritas chapter in Nicaraguan diocese
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Government closes Caritas chapter in Nicaraguan diocese

(OSV News): Nicaragua has revoked the legal status of the Caritas chapter in the Diocese…

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Repression in Nicaragua increases, targets diocese
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Repression in Nicaragua increases, targets diocese

(OSV News): At least 11 clergy have been detained by police and paramilitaries following a…

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Nicaraguan dictatorship takes to profaning churches
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Nicaraguan dictatorship takes to profaning churches

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News): Authorities in the city of León, Nicaragua, chose an unusual place…

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Nicaraguan bishop released and exiled after over 500 day detention
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Nicaraguan bishop released and exiled after over 500 day detention

MEXICO CITY (OSV News): Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was released from prison and…

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Caritas staff convicted, posadas forbidden in Christmas crackdown in Nicaragua
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Caritas staff convicted, posadas forbidden in Christmas crackdown in Nicaragua

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News): Six lay staff members from a now-closed Caritas chapter of the…

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