12 detained Nicaraguan priests freed, sent to Vatican October 18, 2023 at 10:35PM

Twelve Catholic priests detained in Nicaragua have been released and sent to Rome after the government of Daniel Ortega struck a deal with the Vatican, government officials said Wednesday. A government note on Wednesday said "an agreement was reached" with the Holy See "for the movement to the Vatican of the 12 priests who, for different reasons, were prosecuted and who traveled to Rome, Italy, this afternoon."