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Apr 24, 2021
Photo Joseph Odelyn
A classroom sits empty of students at a Catholic school in the Croix-des-Bouquets neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 21.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) Roman Catholic institutions including schools and universities closed Wednesday across Haiti in a three-day protest to demand the release of five priests, two nuns and two other people kidnapped more than a week ago amid a spike in violence that the government is struggling to control.
Catholic officials also organized Masses to pray for those kidnapped at least two of whom are French as they tolled the bells at noon at St. Pierre church in Petionville, where hundreds gathered to show their support.
Catholic institutions including schools and universities closed Wednesday across Haiti in a three-day protest to demand the release of five priests, two nuns and two other people kidnapped more than a week ago.
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