EU Catholic bishops demand release of clergy detained in Nicaragua
Rome, Italy AP European Catholic 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 the Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Union, said European bishops […]
Detained Nicaraguan Catholic bishop, Ortega critic to face trial
Managua, Nicaragua Reuters A prominent Catholic bishop in Nicaragua who has sharply criticised authoritarian President Daniel Ortega will go to trial while under house arrest, a judge ruled on Tuesday, in the latest clamp down on dissent in the country. Police arrested Bishop Rolando Alvarez in August, capturing him after he barricaded himself in church […]
Nicaraguan police detain bishop, other priests in raid
Updated: 11:45am (AEST) Mexico City, Mexico AP 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 […]