In preparation for the feast of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, the Patroness of Haiti, St. Jerome Church in East Flatbush hosted a three day prayer service for the embattled Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence.
Haitian Catholics
Pope Leo XIV’s Creole Roots a Source of Pride for Haitian Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his Creole roots were later revealed, the surprise only grew — especially among Haitian Catholics.
Pastor: People Returning After White House’s Migrant Order
Father Hilaire Belizaire stood on the steps of St. Jerome Church and surveyed what he called a neighborhood lacking its former vibrancy.
Haitian Priest, Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah, Kidnapped Near Port-au-Prince
A priest in Haiti was abducted on Tuesday, according to The Claretian Missionaries’ Independent Delegation for the Antilles.
First Haitian to Lead U.S. Diocese Is Ordained Bishop for Charleston, S.C.
About 2,500 people gathered on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima to celebrate the episcopal ordination of the first Haitian-born bishop to lead a diocese in the United States.
Bishop Urges Haitian Catholics to Keep Proclaiming Joy in 2022
On New Year’s Day, Bishop Robert Brennan urged Haitian Catholics to keep embracing the Scriptures’ enduring messages of peace and joy.
Retired Auxiliary Bishop Guy Sansaricq, ‘A Lifeline To The Haitian Community,’ Dies at 86
On Saturday, Aug. 21, Bishop Sansaricq, a retired auxiliary bishop for the Diocese of Brooklyn and the first Haitian bishop in the United States, died at age 86.
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.