Nicaragua has released 12 Catholic priests from jail and sent them into exile in Rome following a deal with the Vatican.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni confirmed that the Holy See received 12 Nicaraguan priests after it accepted a request to take them from the Nicaraguan government.
He said the political prisoners “will be welcomed by an official of the Secretariat of State … and housed in some structures of the Diocese of Rome.”
News of the agreement was first announced in statement from the Nicaraguan government, with hard-left President Daniel Ortega (pictured) saying the priests would be flown to Rome within the week after what he described as productive talks with the Vatican.
