Police Raid Rectory, Detain Catholic Bishop and Several Priests Critical of Administration

A Roman Catholic leader in Nicaragua has been arrested for speaking out against the government of President Daniel Ortega.
Bishop Rolando Álvarez and serval other priests were arrested Friday after Nicaraguan authorities had accused them of “organizing violent groups” and inciting them “to carry out acts of hate against the population,” according to Associated Press reports published by PBS.
Alvarez was placed under house arrest at his parents’ home in Managu