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Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez freed from detention

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Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government released two jailed Roman Catholic bishops and 15 other priests who had been detained during one of the world’s harshest crackdowns on the church, according to a communiqué Sunday. The most prominent of the detainees is Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 58, an outspoken … Read more

Nicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 18 priests from jail, handed them over to Vatican

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MEXICO CITY — The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over to Vatican authorities. They had been jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and church by President Daniel Ortega, who accused them … Read more