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Church in Nicaragua

Bishop Álvarez would accept exile, health declines

Jailed Nicaraguan bishop was not offered exile in February under the same conditions as other political prisoners

Edgar Beltrán
Dec 07, 2023
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Jailed Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is willing to leave Nicaragua and is in rapidly declining health, multiple informed sources have told The Pillar.

Bishop Rolando Alvarez, in a still frame from a video released by the Nicaraguan government, and dated Nov. 27, 2023. The government has claimed that Alvarez is well-fed and receiving a…

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