Tag: Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Bishop Rolando Álvarez gives first interview since exile as Nicaraguan government...
BUENOS AIRES -- Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, steadfast Nicaraguan church leader, gave his first interview since being exiled to the Vatican in January...
Another group of exiled Nicaraguan priests arrives in Rome
VATICAN CITY -- Seven priests detained by police and paramilitaries in Nicaragua in early August have been exiled to Rome and arrived safely, the...
‘Parishes are on their own,’ says Nicaraguan priest as regime’s repression...
At least 11 churchmen have been detained by police and paramilitaries over a weeklong assault in northern Nicaragua, depleting the already demoralized Diocese of...
Nicaraguan regime continues exercising control over religious activities during Holy Week:...
CUERNAVACA, Mexico -- Catholics turned out in large numbers to celebrate Holy Week in Nicaragua. But the ruling Sandinista regime prohibited public exhibitions of...
Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez released and exiled after spending over 500...
MEXICO CITY-- Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been released from prison and sent into exile along with 18 imprisoned churchmen as the Nicaraguan...
Lawmakers call for release of Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez at congressional...
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers and exiled Nicaraguan nationals at a congressional hearing Nov. 30 called for the release of Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a Catholic prelate...
Nicaragua expels 12 priests to Rome; Imprisoned Bishop Rolando Álvarez of...
BUENOS AIRES -- Nicaragua has expelled a dozen priests held as political prisoners as the increasingly tyrannical regime continues sending clergy into exile and...
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...