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

Bisschop Nicaragua vrijgelaten en uitgezet naar Vaticaanstad

De Nicaraguaanse regering heeft zondag bisschop Rolando Álvarez en achttien andere rooms-katholieke geestelijken vrijgelaten en uitgezet naar Vaticaanstad.

Nicaragua frees clerics including Alvarez

Nicaragua announced Sunday it has released a number of clergy members critical of the government, including Catholic bishop Rolando Alvarez. The 57-year-old Alvarez, a strong critic of President Daniel Ortega, was sent along with 13 priests and three seminarians to Rome, local media and exiled opposition members said. The prominent bishop, arrested in August 2022, was accused of being “a traitor to the fatherland” and sentenced to 26 years in pr…

Nicaraguan clergymen said to have been freed and deported

Nicaraguan authorities released from prison and deported Catholic Bishops Rolando Álvarez and Isidoro Mora, 13 priests, and three seminarians, it was reported Sunday in Managua. Álvarez was sentenced in February 2023 to 26 years and 4 months in prison for treason.

Clergy Freed in Nicaragua

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (ChurchMilitant.com) - The Nicaraguan government has released 19 members of the Catholic clergy, including Bp. Rolando Álvarez. Bp. Rolando Álvarez (Photo: Vatican News Service) The release, which occurred on Sunday, follows negotiations with the Vatican and marks a significant turn in the government's approach to political and religious opposition.  Bishop Álvarez, a vocal critic of President Daniel Ortega's dictatorial reg…

Nicaragua Releases Imprisoned Catholic Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez, Exiles Him

Nicaraguan authorities released an imprisoned Catholic bishop and vocal regime critic Jan. 14 and promptly expelled him from the country