
Nicaraguans Respond to ‘Staged’ Prison Interview With Bishop Álvarez
Supporters express support for the imprisoned bishop in wake of video released by dictatorship.
Supporters express support for the imprisoned bishop in wake of video released by dictatorship.
The video shows imprisoned bishop sharing a meal with his brother and sister.
The Daniel Ortega regime also accused the Church of being a ‘mafia.’
In a Feb. 18 message, the Cuban prelates referenced Pope Francis’ request to pray for Nicaragua.
Archbishop Timothy Broglio said the Nicaraguan regime and its allies have been ‘implementing a policy of severe aggression against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua,’ including ‘calculated profanations of the Blessed Sacrament as a means of terrorizing the Nicaraguan faithful.’
Demanded were the prompt release of Bishop Álvarez and that the Mexican government show solidarity with the Nicaraguan people and condemn the outrages of the Ortega regime.
Father Cosimo Damiano Muratori was expelled after calling the prison sentence for Bishop Rolando Álvarez a ‘historic action.’
A Washington, D.C., pastor describes the emotion-filled Mass and harrowing stories of prison life before the deportees were expelled from the country, along with hundreds of political prisoners.
One of the 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners recently exiled to the U.S. speaks out about the regime’s persecution and how, in prison, ‘I had Jesus with me.’
The U.S. Department of State in late November designated Nicaragua a Country of Particular Concern in terms of religious freedom violations perpetrated by or tolerated by the government.
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