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Nicaragua arrests four more priests, intensifies crackdown on Catholic Church

Nicaragua arrests four more priests, intensifies crackdown on Catholic Church

NICARAGUAN police detained four more priests, bringing the total number to 12 over the past three days, according to a high-ranking member of the Catholic Church with knowledge of the matter and local media. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has governed the Central American country since 2007, has started a crackdown on the Catholic Church and political opponents. Priests Mikel Monterrey, Gerardo Rodriguez and Raul Zamora, along with Monsignor Miguel Mantica, the son of one of the richest families in Nicaragua, were taken from their respective homes, the source said. "They're all from the Archdiocese of Managua," said the source,…
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