Nicaragua’s sitting president, Daniel Ortega, is eyeing a fourth consecutive term along with his wife Rosario Murillo, who serves as his vice president. But after a wave of arrests, which started in June, critics question whether the political playing field in Nicaragua is plain, impartial, and fair.

POPE FRANCIS TO CONFER NEW LAY MINISTRIES FOR FIRST TIME IN ST. PETER’S BASILICA
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will confer the ministries of catechist, lector, and acolyte upon lay men and