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Erica Lizza
Erica Lizza is an alumna of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and an M.A. in Human Rights candidate at the Catholic University of America.
Articles by Erica Lizza
Catholic Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes leads a re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross during the Lenten season at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua, on March 17, 2023. Catholics staged the devotional commemoration in the gardens of the cathedral due to the police ban on celebrating religious festivities on the streets. (AP Photo/Inti Ocon)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
It is dangerous to be Catholic in Nicaragua. Here’s how Americans can help.
J.P. CarrollErica Lizza
The Ortega regime‘s ban on religious processions during Lent is only the latest action to effectively criminalize Catholicism in Nicaragua. Catholics in the U.S. must assist refugees and fight anti-religious authoritarianism.