Pope Leo XIV Receives Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Thursday’s audience between Pope Leo XIV and Bishop Álvarez comes after the Holy Father received three other exiled Nicaraguan bishops in August.
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Nicaragua Lashes Out at Vatican After EWTN Interview with Bishop Rolando Álvarez
The Nicaraguan government has lashed out at the Vatican following an interview that Bishop Rolando Álvarez gave last week to the Spanish-language edition of EWTN News in Rome.
Bishop Álvarez: ‘I Always Believed in My Liberation and What Sustained Me Was Prayer’
The Nicaraguan bishop was detained for 17 months in his country, first under house arrest and then in prison.
Bishop Álvarez Celebrates Public Mass for Nicaragua
In his first public Mass, celebrated in Seville province, Spain, Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been living in exile in Rome since January, prayed and offered his pectoral cross to Our Lady of Sorrows.
Who Is Rolando Álvarez, the Bishop Persecuted by the Nicaraguan Dictatorship?
On Sept. 16, the Vatican announced that the exiled Nicaraguan bishop would participate in the second session of the Synod on Synodality, which began Wednesday.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Posts Photos of Bishop Álvarez After US Calls for His Release
In an official statement, the Nicaraguan government published various photographs documenting a medical checkup performed Jan. 2. His physical condition shows notable deterioration.
Imprisoned Nicaraguan Bishop Nominated for European Parliament Human-Rights Award
Bishop Rolando Álvarez has been nominated for the Sakharov Prize, which honors persons and organizations who exceptionally defend human rights and freedoms.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Arrests Priest Who Prayed for Imprisoned Bishop Álvarez
Father Osman José Amador Guillén requested prayers for Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa.
US State Department Official Calls for Release of Imprisoned Bishop and Priest in Nicaragua
The U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs requests unconditionally release of Father Fernando Zamora Silva and Bishop Rolando Álvarez as well as all those unjustly imprisoned in the Central American country.
Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez’s Silent Suffering Speaks Volumes
COMMENTARY: Bishop Rolando Álvarez refuses to abandon his spiritual sons and daughters in Nicaragua, and he is in jail because of it.
