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VATICAN NEWS
Recently, a group of priests in Nicaragua were detained, and on Wednesday, 7 August, seven of them were exiled to Rome. The names of the priests are Víctor Godoy, Jairo Pravia, Silvio Romero, Edgar Sacasa, Harvin Torres, Ulises Vega, and Marlon Velázquez.
The news of their exile was confirmed later that afternoon by Nicaragua’s government through a press release stating, “Seven Nicaraguan priests have left Nicaragua for Rome, Italy.” These priests were part of the dioceses of Matagalpa and Estelí, and were being held at the Nuestra Señora de Fátima Seminary in Managua.
Reports from Nicaraguan media also mentioned that Father Frutos Valle, the administrator of the Diocese of Estelí who was detained on 26 July, was not among those expelled from the country.
This is not the first time Nicaragua has exiled groups of priests. In the past, there have been similar instances in 2022 and 2023, with priests being sent to the United States and Rome. Notably, two bishops – Rolando Álvarez and Isidoro Mora – were also part of the groups sent to Rome.
Additionally, in a display of diplomatic tension, the former Nicaraguan ambassador to the Organization of American States, Arturo McFields Yescas, revealed that the government ordered the expulsion of the Brazilian ambassador to Nicaragua for missing an important event. In response, the Brazilian government reciprocated by expelling the Nicaraguan ambassador.
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