Community Prays for Haiti at Lenten Pilgrimage Stop
March 19, 2024by Katie Vasquez The congregation at Holy Innocents church showed off their Haitian pride on Monday night, from dozens of flags waved […]
Topic: Haitian Americans
American Nurse, Child Taken From Grounds Of Charity in Haiti
August 1, 2023A Christian nurse and her child, both Americans, are two of the latest victims abducted by a criminal gang in Haiti. The […]
Haitian Migrant Boat Runs Aground as Border Patrol Says It May Be a Human Smuggling Operation
March 8, 2022Currents News Staff Adam Hoffner is with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. He describes the scene Sunday when boats filled with […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
U.S. Reacts After Video of Border Patrol Agents Confronting Haitian Immigrants Goes Viral
September 21, 2021By Emily Drooby Viral videos of U.S. border patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian immigrants have prompted outrage across the country and […]
How These Felician Sisters Are Empowering Haiti’s Earthquake Victims
September 20, 2021By Jessica Easthope The donations are sorted, packed and shipped in this massive container. It’s been a month since Haiti was struck by […]
Bishop Guy Sansaricq’s Mass of Christian Burial at Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph
September 2, 2021By Jessica Easthope The loss of a gentle, patient and holy priest leaves a great void in the Diocese of Brooklyn, that’s […]