“Haitian people are living in what may be easily compared to hell,” Jean Denis Saint Félix, S.J., says. “No electricity, no running water, no transportation because there is no fuel. Unhealthy conditions everywhere.”
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‘Listen to the cry of the people of Haiti.’ Religious orders call for international intervention in Haiti
A coalition of 20 religious orders has sent an open letter to the U.N. requesting direct intervention against violent gangs in Haiti.
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The Jesuits’ complicated past in Haiti: From owning plantations to serving the Black community
Catholicism was the established religion of colonial Haiti, the site of one of the largest populations of enslaved peoples in the Americas.
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Catholic humanitarian groups are a ‘lifeline’ for Haitian migrants in Mexico
“Haitians have been making their way north, trying to find a safer, more prosperous place” to work and live.
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Kerry Kennedy: Joe Biden must put his Catholic faith into action and stop deporting Haitian asylum seekers
Haitian asylum seekers are entitled to our protection, writes Kerry Kennedy after a visit to the border community of Del Rio, Texas. Instead, we have subjected them to abuse and immediate deportation.
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Despite earthquake and political turmoil, a Felician sister says Haitians remain ‘people of hope’
To outsiders, the situation can appear completely beyond repair, but that is not the reality Sister Marilyn has come to know in Jacmel. “People need to hear that Haitians are survivors,” she said. “They are people of hope.”
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Catholics: Haiti deserves your attention—earthquake or not
I reported on recovery efforts after that 2010 Haitian earthquake. This is what I learned (and why you should care).
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Where to donate to agencies responding to the Haiti earthquake
Numerous organizations, including Catholic agencies, are accepting donations to assist with their emergency response to the Haiti earthquake.
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How can the world stop Haiti’s ‘descent into hell’? Let Haitians lead.
The Haitian people are resourceful enough and resilient enough to find Haitian solutions to Haitian problems, if allowed to do so.
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Pope Francis, from hospital, prays for Haiti after ‘heinous assassination’ of its president
Pope Francis on Thursday sent his condolences to Haiti following what he said was the “heinous assassination” of President Jovenal Moïse.