Haitian Leaders in the Diocese of Brooklyn Reflect on 2010 Earthquake on Day of Remembrance
January 12, 2022By Jessica Easthope In 30 seconds, an entire nation was changed forever. The aftershocks of an earthquake can last anywhere from minutes […]
Topic: Haiti
Life After Being Kidnapped in Haiti: Oregon Missionary Returns Home
December 22, 2021Currents News Staff Seventeen American and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are now free. Some were released and others made a daring […]
The 12 Remaining Christian Missionaries Held Hostage in Haiti Are Freed
December 17, 2021Currents News Staff Twelve of the 17 Christian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti in October were set free over the […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Assists Haitian Migrants Settling in NYC After Traveling From Del Rio Border
December 9, 2021By Jessica Easthope A family sitting around the table, eating and laughing, a home cooked meal is ready on the stove – […]
Three More Missionary Group Hostages Released in Haiti
December 7, 2021By Currents News and The Tablet Staff PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A Haitian gang has released three more of the hostages it kidnapped from Christian […]
Two of 17 Kidnapped Christian Missionaries in Haiti Are Freed
November 23, 2021Currents News and The Tablet Staff PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Two of the 17 Christian missionaries kidnapped by gang members in Haiti in […]
The Gut-Wrenching Story of a 15-Year-Old Haitian Kidnapping Victim
October 25, 2021Currents News Staff The entire country has fallen victim in some way. The economy is suffering, children fear walking to school and […]
Former Priest Held Captive by ‘400 Mawozo’ Describes His Experience
October 21, 2021The recent kidnapping of 17 missionaries by a gang in Haiti is one of many similar incidents in the country. Father Michel […]
Haitian Priest Highlights Dangers in Area where Missionaries Were Kidnapped
October 19, 2021Currents News Staff The gang that kidnapped those Christian missionaries in Haiti have put a price tag on their demands: $17-million dollars, […]
Haitian Advocacy Group from the Diocese of Brooklyn Travels to Del Rio Border
October 5, 2021By Jessica Easthope Now is the time to strategize. A small advocacy group is pulling together lawyers, money, supplies and medication to […]