Pope Francis today publicly denounced the sentencing of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rolando Álvarez to 26 years and four months in prison.

“To me, placing survivors’ stories first is about cultural transformation,” said the Rev. Gerard McGlone in regard to the report involving case studies of abuse cover-up in Catholic diocese.

This week on ‘Inside the Vatican,’ Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss Pope Francis’ six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, which the pope called a pilgrimage of peace.

Nicaragua has released more than 200 political prisoners, including Catholic priests, students, and opponents of the regime, who were taken from detention in deplorable conditions and sent to the United States.

“These are strong, courageous people of hope,” Daniel Corrou, S.J., the director of Jesuit Refugee Service/Middle East and North Africa, said. But even hope has its limits.

Biden’s “anti-life and anti-religious freedom policy agendas that destroy unborn life, harm the dignity of pregnant mothers, and violate the religious freedom and medical conscience rights of healthcare professionals.”