Nicaraguan Bishop Alvarez detained, investigated for 'inciting violence'

News: Nicaragua

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa has been detained at his diocesan chancery since Aug 4. Credit: Diocese of Matagalpa.

A government crackdown on Catholics in Nicaragua escalated Friday evening, when the country’s national police announced an investigation into Bishop Rolando Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa. 

The bishop, one of the most outspoken Ca…