Nicaragua’s government moved on Sunday to release an imprisoned Catholic bishop along with 18 other clergy members after President Daniel Ortega had cracked down on various members of the Catholic Church.
Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the other clergy were placed in prison for over a year before being handed over to Vatican authorities, NPR reports. They were imprisoned as part of a movement of opposition to the Church by the president, according to the outlet.
Ortega has accused the clergy of backing a large set of 2018 civic protests that he says were part of a plan to overthrow him.
Álvarez was put into prison after he was sentenced to 26 years for conspiracy. NPR reports that he is one of Nicaragua’s most outspoken clergy members, and would not agree to board the February flight to the U.S. until he could first discuss the move with other bishops.Pope Francis remarked in early […]
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