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Nicaragua admits detaining 80-year-old bishop after he prayed for ‘persecuted Church’

Nicaraguan officials accused Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata of violating unspecified ‘national laws’ but declined to reveal formal charges, his location, or the legal basis for his detention.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Jul 8, 2026Jul 8, 2026

Elderly bishop arrested in Nicaragua after he offered prayers for 'persecuted Church'

Bishop Abelardo Mata, 80, was detained for hours by police after asking the faithful at Mass to pray for Nicaragua's ‘persecuted Church’ and exiled clergy, including Bishop Rolando Álvarez.

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Andreas Wailzer

• Jul 2, 2026Jul 2, 2026

Nicaragua releases Bishop Álvarez, more than a dozen Catholic political prisoners to Vatican

The released Catholic prisoners, including two bishops, are now in the care of the Holy See.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jan 15, 2024Jan 15, 2024

Nicaraguan refugee: Ortega is hiding Bishop Álvarez's true prison conditions in new photos

The appearance of the photos demonstrates the Ortega dictatorship’s 'intention to create a false impression of normality,' said Félix Maradiaga.

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Louis Knuffke

• Dec 1, 2023Dec 4, 2023

Daniel Ortega’s gov’t puts Bishop Alvarez back in Nicaraguan prison shortly after his release

Negotiations reportedly broke down over the terms of release for the bishop and other imprisoned priests.

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Louis Knuffke

• Jul 6, 2023Jul 7, 2023

WATCH: Nicaraguan Bp. Álvarez thanks God, Our Lady after prison visit from siblings on the Annunciation

Bishop Rolanda Alvarez told a Nicaraguan news outlet that he has been treated fairly during his incarceration.

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Louis Knuffke

• Mar 28, 2023Apr 22, 2024

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s regime sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison

Bishop Rolando Álvarez Lagos of Matagalpa was convicted of being 'a traitor to the country' for the alleged crimes of 'undermining national security and sovereignty, spreading fake news through information technology, obstructing an official in the performance of his duties,' and 'aggravated disobedience or contempt of authority.'

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Louis Knuffke

• Feb 13, 2023

Nicaraguan bishop critical of Ortega regime arrested amid investigation, Pope calls for 'dialogue'

Responding to the news of the events in Nicaragua, Pope Francis did not condemn the detentions specifically, but instead expressed 'conviction and … hope that through means of open and sincere dialogue, one can still find the bases for respectful and peaceful co-existence.'

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Kennedy Hall

• Aug 24, 2022

Bishop critical of Nicaraguan regime under investigation for alleged incitement of ‘violent groups’

The authoritarian Nicaraguan regime’s investigation of Bishop Rolando Álvarez is the latest incident in an escalating crackdown on the Catholic Church within the country.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Aug 9, 2022

Nicaraguan gov't shuts down Catholic radio stations led by bishop critical of Ortega regime

In May, Bishop Alvarez charged that the police harassed him by surveilling him day and night.

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Kennedy Hall

• Aug 5, 2022Aug 5, 2022

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Nicaragua admits detaining 80-year-old bishop after he prayed for ‘persecuted Church’

Elderly bishop arrested in Nicaragua after he offered prayers for 'persecuted Church'

Nicaragua releases Bishop Álvarez, more than a dozen Catholic political prisoners to Vatican

Daniel Ortega’s gov’t puts Bishop Alvarez back in Nicaraguan prison shortly after his release

WATCH: Nicaraguan Bp. Álvarez thanks God, Our Lady after prison visit from siblings on the Annunciation

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega’s regime sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison

Nicaraguan bishop critical of Ortega regime arrested amid investigation, Pope calls for 'dialogue'

Bishop critical of Nicaraguan regime under investigation for alleged incitement of ‘violent groups’

Nicaraguan gov't shuts down Catholic radio stations led by bishop critical of Ortega regime