‘Descent into hell’ - What the Catholic Church faces in Haiti

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Haitian police on Thursday fired tear gas into a crowd assembled for a Mass to pray for peace in the country.

Haiti is experiencing a surge of violence that has included the kidnapping of priests and religious sisters.

A woman protests against the Haitian government in Port-Au-Prince, Oct. 2020. Credit: Al Jazeera/wikimedia. CC BY SA 2.0

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