Bishop Álvarez chosen by Pope Francis to participate in Synod on Synodality

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Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the Synod of Synodality, set to take place at the Vatican next month from Oct. 2–27.Exiled Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez is slated to be among the participants in the second and last session of the Synod of Synodality, set to take place at the Vatican next month from Oct. 2–27.

Álvarez’s participation in the synod will mark a major change from the low profile he has kept since arriving in the Eternal City earlier this year. On Jan. 15, the first images of the bishop in exile were published when he joined other banished priests celebrating Mass in a church in Rome.Álvarez, 57, was appointed bishop of Matagalpa in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. His fierce defense of human rights against the abuses of the regime — especially during the civil demonstrations of 2018 — resulted in his being relentlessly persecuted by the government of dictator Ortega.

Two weeks later, when they had almost run out of food, the police broke into the house and kidnapped Álvarez to Managua, the capital of the country.

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