Tag: Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Pope Francis ‘pained’ by jail sentence for Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez...
VATICAN CITY -- Just days after Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, was sentenced to 26 years in prison, Pope Francis expressed concern over...
Nicaraguan police take Bishop Rolando Álvarez in predawn raid; outspoken bishop’s...
Nicaraguan police burst into Matagalpa diocesan headquarters and removed an outspoken bishop who had been under house arrest for more than two weeks.
Police raided...
Nicaraguan Catholic leaders decry increasing government repression ahead of November elections
MEXICO CITY -- Nicaraguan Catholic leaders have decried a series of repressive acts that targeted parties and individuals linked with the opposition ahead of...