The Rev. John I. Jenkins is president of the University of Notre Dame. Nicaragua’s seizure of the Jesuit-run Central American University in Managua on Aug. 16 was only the latest episode in the ...

A Catholic parishioner prays at the Metropolitan Cathedral amid a suspension of diplomatic ties between Nicaragua and the Vatican, in Managua, Nicaragua, March 12, 2023.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — From the Honduras side of the border, I can see a small brick building. It's down a hill, nestled in between the mountains, and that's where Nicaragua begins. And as soon as ...

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has ordered the closure of the Vatican Embassy in Managua and that of the Nicaraguan Embassy to the Vatican in Rome, a senior Vatican source said on Sunday.

A demonstrator holds a national flag during a candlelight vigil protest for the political prisoners in Managua , Nicaragua, on October 3, 2019.REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo Purchase Licensing ...

The Nicaraguan government strengthened President Daniel Ortega's hold on power on Thursday when it amended the constitution to give Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, "absolute power". The ...

Nicaragua is striving to overcome the after-effects of dictatorship, civil war and natural calamities, ... Capital: Managua. Area: 130, 375 sq km. Population: 6.3 million.