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Lent in Nicaragua: the Regime Has Banned the Stations of the Cross Procession and Penitential Services.
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During Lent, the regime banned a total of 5,726 processions, including the Stations of the Cross and penitential processions, characteristic of the country's religiosity. "Since 2019, the Sandinista dictatorship has banned a total of 27,034 processions and acts of popular piety," emphasizes Martha Patricia Molina. This Catholic lawyer has been documenting cases of persecution of the Church for years. Last fall, she presented Leo XIV with the six…
President Daniel Ortega's regime is increasingly restricting church celebrations and parish life. This year, the faithful are once again preparing for Easter under the watchful eye of police stationed outside churches. Holy Masses are "supervised," and a ban on "any religious activity" in public places is in force. During Lent, the regime has banned a total of 5,726 processions, including the Stations of the Cross and other religious services. T…
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