The island of Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake Saturday morning. “High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” a notice on the U.S. Geological Survey website read.
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Local Haitian Clergy Await Answers About Assassination As New Government Takes Over
Haiti-born clergy in Brooklyn kept their emotions in check as a transfer of power in their homeland was completed Tuesday, July 20, following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Haitian Catholics Lament Assassination of President But Hope for Best
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, Haitian Catholics renew pleas for peace and prayer a week after the July 7 assassination of president Jovenel Moïse in their long-suffering homeland.
Diocese of Brooklyn ‘Praying That Calm and Peace Will Win Out’ After Assassination of Haiti’s President
Leaders in the Diocese of Brooklyn released a statement on July 8 about the situation in Haiti. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Guy Sansaricq are praying for calm and peace in Haiti during “this difficult time” of uncertainty.
Lack of Vaccines in Haiti Sparks Fear of COVID Surge
Doctors and nurses in Haiti don’t know when they will get vaccines to fight COVID-19. Meanwhile, many people in the Caribbean nation do not practice social distancing or wear masks. Consequently, on doctor said, “the precarity is very high in Haiti.”
‘Water is Health’: CMMB Brings Clean Water to Parched Lands
Last year, Manhattan-based Catholic Medical Mission Board built wells and other catchment structures to bring safe water to more than 260,000 people worldwide. The need is dire. Unsafe water carries deadly viruses or bacteria that cause diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio.
Haitian Immigrants Confused, Worried about Temporary Protected Status
While on the campaign trail in Miami this past October, then-presidential candidate Joe Biden promised to never quit on the Haitian American community. But now, many Haitian immigrants are confused and anxious, wondering if deportation is imminent.
Diocese of Brooklyn Donates Pews to Cathedral in Haiti
Pews, chairs, and a church bell, all formerly used in Diocese of Brooklyn churches, have a new home at the Cathedral of St. Anne in Anse-à-Veau, Haiti. The diocese donated these historical pieces to help the cathedral get ready for Anse-à-Veau’s upcoming tricentennial celebration in July.
At Least 12 Dead as Tropical Storm Lashes Haiti, Dominican Republic
Officials reported that at least 12 people had died as Tropical Storm Laura lashed Haiti and the Dominican Republic with strong winds and torrential rains, causing widespread flooding in low-lying communities.
Only in Print: Worried About Future, Haitians Observe Independence Day | January 11, 2020
Ringing in the new year is a tradition celebrated by all — but for Haitians, Jan. 1 also means independence.