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EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

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Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said European bishops would do everything in their power to press EU institutions to work to liberate the detainees. The accusations stem from long-standing government allegations that the church backed illegal pro-democracy protests. Four Catholic priests were sentenced to 10 years in prison on conspiracy charges.

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EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

European bishops are demanding the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy who have been detained in the government’s crackdown on the Catholic Church. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Union, said European bishops…

1 year ago·United States

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EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

European bishops are demanding the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy who have been detained in the government’s crackdown on the Catholic Church

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EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — European bishops are demanding the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy who have been detained in the government’s crackdown on the Catholic Church. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Union, said European bishops would do “everything in their power” to press EU institutions to work to liberate the detainees. In a letter he says t…

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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The Manila Times

EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Catholic bishop Rolando Álvarez speaks to the media at the Santo Cristo de Esquipulas church in Nicaragua's capital Managua on May 20, 2022. AFP FILE PHOTO ROME: European bishops on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy detained in the government's crackdown on the Catholic Church, saying they have been falsely accused and are being subjected to unjust persecution. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, president of t…

1 year ago·Manila, Philippines

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EU bishops call for release of detained priests in Nicaragua

The President of COMECE is calling on authorities in Nicaragua to immediately release clerics and faithful who are in detention and under criminal ...

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The European Times News

Cardinal Hollerich demands the release of Bishop Rolando and the other detainees in Nicaragua

The President of COMECE, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich sj., expresses the solidarity of the EU Bishops to the Catholic Church in Nicaragua which is facing deep distress due to State persecution. Cardinal Hollerich: “Release Mgr. Rolando Álvarez and the other detainees”. Read the letter In a letter addressed to H.E. Mgr. Carlos Enrique Herrera Gutiérrez, OFM, President of the Bishops’ […]

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