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Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President...
Nicaraguan anti-Ortega bishop under house arrest after pre-dawn raid
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) -Nicaragua's Rolando Alvarez, Bishop of Matagalpa and one of the most influential leaders...
‘I won’t leave my homeland’: Bishop imprisoned over criticism of Nicaragua’s Ortega refuses US...
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoBishop Rolando Alvarez did not board a flight to Washington along with 222 freed political prisoners...
Pope voices worry over bishop's detention in Nicaragua
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPope Francis voiced worry Sunday about the situation in Nicaragua, where police detained several...
Nicaragua arrests second bishop as crackdown on Catholic church intensifies
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA second bishop was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities on Thursday, two sources told CNN, amid a...
EU bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEuropean bishops on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Nicaraguan clergy detained in the...
EXPLAINER: Tension between Nicaragua and the Catholic Church
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEarlier this month Nicaragua shuttered seven radio stations belonging to the Catholic Church and...
Pope urges dialogue over Church-state crisis in Nicaragua after bishop's arrest
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday called for an "open and sincere" dialogue to resolve a stand-off...
Nicaragua releases Bishop Rolando Alvarez, 18 detained clergy
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAfter spending more than a year behind Nicaraguan bars, Rolando Alvarez, a prominent Catholic bishop...
U.S. makes fresh call for jailed Nicaraguan bishop's release
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols on Monday put fresh pressure on Nicaragua to release...