VATICAN CITY — Seven priests detained by police and paramilitaries in Nicaragua in early August have been exiled to Rome and arrived safely, the Vatican confirmed. The seven priests — belonging to the dioceses of Matagalpa and Estelí — were among at least 11 priests apprehended Aug. 1 and Aug. 2 and detained in the Seminary of Our Lady of Fatima in Managua, which the government has turned into a detention center for priests in its ongoing arrest of Churchworkers. The Nicaraguan government said Aug. 8 that the seven priests had arrived in Rome, and the Vatican press office confirmed the news Aug. 9. Vatican News identified the priests as: Fathers Víctor Godoy, Jairo Pravia, Silvio Romero, Edgar Sacasa, Harvin Torres, Ulises Vega and Marlon Velázquez. (CNS)
