A Group of 7 Catholic Priests in Nicaragua Have Been Exiled to Rome | EWTN News Nightly

Nicaragua's vice president and wife of Dictator Daniel Ortega announced that 7 priests left the country. She said they arrived safely at the Vatican and were received by the Holy See. No further explanation as to why they are now in Rome was given. While 2 other priests, kidnapped in the past weeks, are still missing. Vatican news reports that this is the 5th group of priests exiled from Nicaragua. Human rights advocate and president of the Foundation for the Freedom of Nicaragua, Felix Maradiaga, joins to tell us more about the 7 priests in Rome. Felix explains what it means for the priests now living in exile. He shares what happened to the other 2 priests who were taken from the seminary but not part of the group sent to Rome. According to Vatican news this is the fifth group of priests exiled from Nicaragua since 2022. Felix discusses what the Ortega regime's goal is and what impact this has on the Church and the faithful. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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