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Nicaragua says it released Bishop Rolando Álvarez, 18 priests from jail, handed them over to Vatican
11 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican
11 months, 1 week ago

Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua’s government released a prominent Catholic bishop and 18 other clergy members imprisoned in a crackdown by President Daniel Ortega and handed them over to Vatican authorities who welcomed them in Rome. Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition …

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Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome, following agreement with the Vatican
1 year, 2 months ago

Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests and sends them to Rome, following agreement with the Vatican

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday. The government of President Daniel Ortega said that the priests were flown to Rome Wednesday afternoon following productive talks with the Vatican. The …

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Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests, sends them to Rome in deal with the Vatican
1 year, 2 months ago

Nicaragua releases 12 Catholic priests, sends them to Rome in deal with the Vatican

LA Times  

Nicaragua has released 12 Roman Catholic priests jailed on a variety of charges and sent them to Rome following an agreement reached with the Vatican, the Nicaraguan government said in a statement late Wednesday. The government of President Daniel Ortega said that the priests were flown to Rome on Wednesday afternoon following productive talks with the Vatican. The Nicaraguan government …

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Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments
1 year, 9 months ago

Nicaragua proposes suspending Vatican ties after comments

Associated Press  

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua ’s government said Sunday it has proposed suspending relations with the Vatican days after Pope Francis reportedly compared President Daniel Ortega’s administration to a communist or Nazi dictatorship amid a crackdown on the Catholic Church in the Central American country. “It is something from outside of what we are living, as if it were a communist …

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Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile
1 year, 9 months ago

Fear, anxiety follow Nicaraguan faith leaders into exile

Associated Press  

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — For two hours each afternoon, the Catholic priest listens to confessions behind a glass wall where anyone nearby can spot him. Nicaragua Nunca Más and CSW, a British-based organization that advocates for religious freedom around the world, say Ortega’s government has targeted evangelical pastors, as well as Catholic personnel. Commenting last month on Álvarez’s imprisonment, …

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Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison
1 year, 10 months ago

Nicaraguan bishop who refused exile gets 26 years in prison

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, an outspoken critic of Nicaragua’s government, was sentenced to 26 years in prison and stripped of his Nicaraguan citizenship Friday, the latest move by President Daniel Ortega against the Catholic church and his opponents. Andrew Chesnut, a professor of religious studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, said Álvarez’s sentence “constitutes the most severe …

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Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners
1 year, 10 months ago

Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaraguan political prisoners

Al Jazeera  

The announcement comes after Nicaragua’s legislature moved to strip released prisoners of their citizenship. Spanish officials say they have offered citizenship to more than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners released earlier this week, after legislators aligned with Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega moved to strip them of their legal status as citizens. Spanish foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares announced the decision on …

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5 priests sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy in Nicaragua
1 year, 10 months ago

5 priests sentenced to 10 years for conspiracy in Nicaragua

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A Nicaraguan court has sentenced four Roman Catholic priests to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges stemming from long-standing government allegations that the church backed illegal pro-democracy protests. The Nicaraguan Human Rights Center described the sentences as “a legal aberration.” “This is an insult to the law, an insult to people’s intelligence, an insult to the …

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Nicaraguan judge orders dissident bishop to stand trial
1 year, 11 months ago

Nicaraguan judge orders dissident bishop to stand trial

Al Jazeera  

The ruling comes as part of a years-long crackdown against critics of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. Ortega has a history of detaining members of the opposition and has previously attacked the Catholic Church as a “perfect dictatorship”, denouncing its priests as “killers” and “coup plotters”. In the weeks leading up to the election, Ortega once again took aim at Nicaragua’s …

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Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
2 years, 4 months ago

Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration, detaining him and several other priests in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the church and a government increasingly intolerant of dissent. The pre-dawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities had accused Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez of “organizing violent groups” …

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EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Earlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and launched an investigation into the bishop of Matagalpa, Monsignor Rolando Álvarez, accusing him of inciting violent actors “to carry out acts of hate against the population.” This is not the first time President Daniel Ortega has moved aggressively to silence critics of his …

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