Vatican news Nicaragua’s parliament has approved new tax measures that will require churches and religious organizations of all denominations to pay taxes on offerings received from the faithful. By Giancarlo La Vella Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved on August 20 a tax reform that removes tax exemptions for religious institutions, requiring them to pay income tax…
Vatican news Following a series of recent detentions, the Nicaraguan government is exiling seven priests, sending them to Rome. VATICAN NEWS Among the priests detained in Nicaragua, seven were exiled this Wednesday, August 7, and sent to Rome, where they arrived Thursday afternoon. They are Víctor Godoy, Jairo Pravia, Silvio Romero, Edgar Sacasa, Harvin Torres,…
Vatican news Nicaraguan authorities have arrested the rector of the Matagalpa seminary, who is also the parish priest of Santa María de Guadalupe. Father Jarvin Tórrez has been in prison since August 5, according to activists and human rights organizations, who also reported the arrest of a lay collaborator, Lesbia Rayo Balmaceda, from a parish…
Vatican news The radio station Radio Maria announced that it could no longer access its savings at Banco de la Producción. By L'Osservatore Romano Radio Maria's bank accounts in Nicaragua are blocked. The radio station announced that it could no longer access its savings at the Banco de la Producción. Initially, the general coordinator of…