A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced four Catholic priests to 10-year prison terms, after they were charged with "treason" and "spreading false news", amid what rights groups call a growing clampdown.
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VATICAN CITY Pope Francis said on Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained.Francis said he was following "closely with concern and sorrow" the situation in Nicaragua, amid a worsening standoff between the Church and a government accused of
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis said on Sunday he was "concerned" by rising tensions between the state and the Catholic church in Nicaragua, two days after bishop and regime critic Rolando Alvarez was detained.Francis said he was following "closely with concern and sorrow" the situation in Nicaragua, amid a worsening standoff between the Church and a government accused of