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Catholics in San Marcos, Nicaragua, celebrate the patron saint of the town, on church grounds instead of the streets as is traditionally done, due to a government ban on public demonstrations.
President Daniel Ortega said last week that Catholic Holy Week celebrations had been restricted to church premises to avoid "provocations".
Relations between Managua and the Holy See are on the brink of collapse since a Nicaraguan bishop was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Pope Francis called the government of President Daniel Ortega a dictatorship. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES