In crime-stricken Haiti, Catholic priests and nuns are targeted as kidnap victims globalsistersreport.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from globalsistersreport.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SÃO PAULO, Brazil Kidnappings by criminal gangs have continued to terrorize the country's residents, not least Catholic priests and other missionaries. In 2024 alone, at least 14 priests and religious brothers and sisters were abducted.
Catholic Church denies the release of kidnapped priests and nuns
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti– The Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) and the Haitian Conference of Religious (CHR) said Friday they would continue the closure of all its schools, presbyters, and other facilities as church officials deny that the seven religious persons, including five priests, had been released by their kidnappers.
In a brief statement, the CEH and the CHR confirmed that all of its facilities, including schools, presbyters, congregants, universities and other institutions, except hospitals and health centers, had been closed from Wednesday for three days “to demand the release of the five priests and two nuns kidnapped” on Sunday.”
Haiti church calls for the release of kidnapped priests and nuns jamaicaobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from jamaicaobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.