Brazilian president to ask for release of jailed Nicaraguan bishop

Brazilian president to ask for release of jailed Nicaraguan bishop Bishop Rolando Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa and Esteli.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he will speak with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega about releasing a jailed Nicaraguan bishop currently serving a 26-year prison sentence. Speaking to reporters in Rome June 22, a day after meeting with Pope Francis, the Brazilian president, commonly referred to as Lula, said there is “no reason…

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