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Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua (on the left), during his hearing on Jan. 10, 2023. / Credit: Judiciary of NicaraguaCNA Newsroom, Jan 10, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Bishop Rolando Álvarez, who has been held under house arrest in Nicaragua by the dictatorship of President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, since August 2022, will be put on trial, accused of "conspiracy" and spreading "fake news" against the regime.In a hearing held today, amid complaints of serious irregularities in the process, the case against Álvarez, of the Diocese of Matagalpa, was referred "to trial."According to a statement from the judiciary, "in the Managua Criminal District Courts, the initial hearing of the criminal proceeding was held, in which Rolando José Álvarez Lagos appeared as accused of the crimes of conspiracy to undermine national security and sovereignty and the propagation of fake news through information and communication
WASHINGTON (CNS) The intended audience of a Dec. 15 hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission on Nicaragua s repression of religious freedom was not the White House, State Department or Congress.
Rather, it was a direct appeal to Pope Francis and the Vatican.
The pope and Holy See have not been more vocal, said Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, the Republican co-chair of the bipartisan House commission. They need to speak out strongly.
He said Pope Francis should avoid words see