Pope Francis gives his weekly Angelus address on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. / Vatican MediaVatican City, Aug 21, 2022 / 04:15 am (CNA).Pope Francis called for "peaceful coexistence" between people and institutions in Nicaragua Sunday, at the end of his weekly Angelus message."I am closely following, with worry and sorrow, the situation created in Nicaragua, and which involves people and institutions," the pope said Aug. 21."I want to express my conviction and my wish that through an open and sincere dialogue they can find the basis for a respectful and peaceful coexistence," he added. "Let us ask the Lord, through the intercession of Our Lady Most Pure, that he inspire such concrete will in the hearts of all."Pope Francis comments followed the abduction Friday of Bishop Rolando Álvarez by Nicaraguan police.Police forced their way into the bishop s residence, where he had been under house arrest for two weeks, during the early hours of Aug. 19. Álva
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Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa walks with other pilgrims to the Shrine of the Divine Child in July 2022. / Credit: Manuel Obando and Diocese MediaMadrid, Spain, Aug 18, 2022 / 11:29 am (CNA).At least two Spanish archdioceses have expressed their support for the Church in Nicaragua, which is being persecuted by dictator Daniel Ortega, with messages of solidarity on social media, especially for the Bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando José Álvarez.Spain s primatial archdiocese of Toledo, said on Twitter "We entrust the entire Diocese of Matagalpa (to God) in these critical moments and ask the Lord for the gift of fortitude for their pastors and lay faithful."The message was sent commenting on a previous tweet from Bishop Álvarez himself: "Love one another as I have loved you." (Jn 15:12-27)The recently named coadjutor archbishop of Granada, Spain, and apostolic administrator of Ávila, José María Gil Tamayo, expressed his "solidarity for the Church in Ni