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 […]
Topic: Haitian Americans
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 […]
Wake for First U.S. Haitian Bishop Guy Sansaricq Held at Brooklyn’s St. Jerome’s Parish
September 1, 2021By Jessica Easthope One-by-one, a line of mourners came to say a goodbye to Bishop Guy Sansaricq but the farewell was especially […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Warehouse Ready to Send Items to Help Rebuild Haiti Churches After Earthquake
August 30, 2021By Jessica Easthope Everything you can think of that makes up a church is sitting in a warehouse in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Doors, […]
After Devastating Earthquake, U.S. Church and Pope Francis Offer Prayers for Haiti
August 16, 2021Currents News Staff At the end of his Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis prayed for the people of Haiti. “While I lift up […]
Diocese of Brooklyn Lends a Hand After Devastating Earthquake Strikes Haiti
August 16, 2021By Jessica Easthope and Paula Katinas The island of Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake Saturday morning. “High casualties are probable […]
Church Ave. in Brooklyn Co-Named After Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Devout Catholic and Philanthropist
April 26, 2021By Emily Drooby Faithful were singing in the streets as Church Ave. in Flatbush got a new name: Pierre Toussaint. Priests, Haitian-Americans, […]
Deportation of Haitians On the Rise as Activists Fight for Their Temporary Protected Status
April 7, 2021By Emily Drooby A new report shows deportations are up. At the same time, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is on the chopping […]