INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
According to Catholic Church sources in Nicaragua, the national police have banned celebrating religious processions during Lent and Holy
Week in the streets.The decision came after President and Supreme Police Chief Daniel Ortega labeled members of the Catholic Church,
Sandigo, said that the police only allowed the Stations of the Cross to take place inside or in the courtyard of churches but not in the
streets.Ortega accused the Catholic Church of being undemocratic by not allowing Catholics to choose their leaders by direct vote and
political situation in Nicaragua and called on leaders to sincerely seek peace in the country.Recently, a bishop critical of the government,