Ernesto Cardenal was the priest and poet for the poor and others at the margins. Today, the church isn't quite so afraid of his vision, unlike the iconic moment between Cardenal and Pope John Paul II.

There is a direct line in Central America stretching back more than a century from US-backed military intervention, to support of reactionary oligarchies, to devastating neoliberal restructuring, to ...

The leftist Sandinista National Liberation Front won mayoral races in 94 municipalities, while the main opposition party, the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC), captured 46 posts and minor ...

A clandestine opposition movement remains active in Nicaragua, but options for restoring democracy in the Central American country are dwindling, (AP/Rudy Quirós, Giovanna Dell'Orto and Santiago Billy ...

Other controversial measures include making the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) flag a patriotic symbol and monitoring social media to prevent foreign influence and false news.

Cuban First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel led a delegation of Havana dignitaries to the inauguration ceremony for the Sandinista National Liberation Front leader. More controversially, Taiwanese ...