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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.
Haiti stands on the brink of civil war, according to Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince, president of the Haitian bishops' conference.
Giant gangs have taken control of many zones in Haiti. Analysts estimate that at least three quarters of Port-au-Prince now are dominated by criminals.
Last of group of 10 Catholic hostages, including two French nationals, freed in Haiti Reuters 3 hrs ago PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 30 (Reuters) - The last six of 10 hostages who were kidnapped in Haiti earlier this month were released on Friday, including four Catholic priests and two French citizens, according to a senior church leader of the Caribbean nation. The group of 10, five priests and two nuns among them, were initially taken at gunpoint from the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, northeast of the capital Port-au-Prince, on April 11. It wasn't immediately clear whether any ransom was paid ...
Five priests and two nuns kidnapped in Haiti Eleanor Sly © Provided by The Independent A total of five priests and two nuns were kidnapped on Sunday on the island of Haiti. This comes as the latest in a string of violent crime kidnappings in the Caribbean nation. The members of clergy were taken in the commune of Croix-des-Bouquets, which is located northeast of the capital Port-au-Prince. Two French citizens, one priest and one nun, were among the hostages France’s Foreign Ministry confirmed. Father Gilbert Peltrop who is the secretary general of the Haitian Conferenc...