Nicaragua’s communist regime prohibited 406 Catholic Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) processions during the first week of Lent, the newspaper La Prensa reported this week.
Catholics around the world are presently observing Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and reflection in anticipation of Holy Week and Easter. As it is a movable observance, 2026’s Lent period began on February 18, Ash Wednesday, and will run through April 2, Holy Thursday. The Stations of the Cross is a public Catholic procession that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth prior to His resurrection.
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