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Police fire tear gas into Haitian bishops’ Mass for freedom Demonstrators march during a protest against the government of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in Port-au-Prince March 28, 2021. (CNS photo/Estailove ST-Val, Reuters) By Tom Tracy • Catholic News Service • Posted April 15, 2021 (CNS) A “Mass for the freedom of Haiti,” led by Haitian bishops, turned violent at the end when police fired tear gas into the church. The Miami Herald reported the April 15 Mass in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, included the nation’s 11 bishops and a packed crowd that overflowed into the streets. The Mass was part of a national strike in response to recent kidnappings of clergy and religious in Haiti and growing anarchy in the Caribbean nation. The church and other entities had called for the strike. ....
.People pray outside the Church of St. Roch in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 12, 2021. A French priest, two nuns and three laypeople who were abducted together on their way to the parish April 11. (CNS photo/Valerie Baeriswyl, Reuters) Help us expand our reach! Please share this article MIAMI (CNS) A Mass for the freedom of Haiti, led by Haitian bishops, turned violent at the end when police fired tear gas into the church. The Miami Herald reported the April 15 Mass in Pétion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, included the nation s 11 bishops and a packed crowd that overflowed into the streets. The Mass was part of a national strike in response to recent kidnappings of clergy and religious in Haiti and growing anarchy in the Caribbean nation. The church and other entities had called for the strike. ....
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Catholics in Haiti call for national strike over violence, kidnappings Kidnappings for ransom by armed gangs have increased in the Caribbean nation Updated: April 16, 2021 05:11 AM GMT Trending A protester runs from a fire during a demonstration in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 14. (Photo: AFP) In response to recent kidnappings of clergy and religious in Haiti and growing anarchy in the Caribbean nation, Catholic schools, churches and other entities called for a national strike on April 15. The violence has reached a high point we see that this is the deepest point ever reached in this country and we cannot go deeper, said Fiammetta Cappellini, Haiti-based country representative for the Milan-based AVSI, told Catholic News Service by phone April 14. ....