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Nicaragua admits detaining 80-year-old bishop after praying for ‘persecuted Church’

Nicaraguan officials accused Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata of violating unspecified ‘national laws’ but declined to reveal formal charges, his location, or the legal basis for his detention.

Nicaraguan officials accused Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata of violating unspecified ‘national laws’ but declined to reveal formal charges, his location, or the legal basis for his detention.