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(OSV News) — As the nation of Haiti spirals into further violence and chaos, Catholic clergy there are reported to be remaining in place to serve the populace.
“Where can we go? We have to stay in the midst of the people,” Haitian native Father Eugène Almonor, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate and chaplain of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Haitian Catholic Community, told OSV News regarding his order’s determination to stay in Haiti. “It is our mission to be with them and to try to support them, to accompany them.”
On March 4, armed gangs attempted to seize control of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. The move was believed to be an effort by gangs to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who had traveled to Guyana and then Kenya, with troops from the latter nation set to be deployed as part of a United Nations’ peacekeeping mission. Both domestic and international flights were reported to be suspended.
The day prior, Haitian officials declared a 72-hour state of emergency following the mass jailbreak of more than 5,000 inmates from two facilities, who had been freed by gangs attacking a number of state institutions.
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“Where can we go? We have to stay in the midst of the people,” Haitian native Father Eugène Almonor, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate and chaplain of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s Haitian Catholic Community, told OSV News regarding his order’s determination to stay in Haiti. “It is our mission to be with them and to try to support them, to accompany them.”
On March 4, armed gangs attempted to seize control of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. The move was believed to be an effort by gangs to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who had traveled to Guyana and then Kenya, with troops from the latter nation set to be deployed as part of a United Nations’ peacekeeping mission. Both domestic and international flights were reported to be suspended.
The day prior, Haitian officials declared a 72-hour state of emergency following the mass jailbreak of more than 5,000 inmates from two facilities, who had been freed by gangs attacking a number of state institutions.
Americans urged to leave Haiti
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As Haiti descends into more chaos, priests vow to stay and minister to the people
"Where can we go? We have to stay in the midst of the people," Haitian native Father Eugène Almonor, an Oblate of Mary Immaculate and chaplain of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia's Haitian Catholic Community, told OSV News regarding his order's determination to stay in Haiti. "It is our mission...
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