Haiti Archives

Haitian bishop decries ‘bribe’ from government in advance of elections

Sep 4, 2020

A Catholic bishop criticized a government official’s offer that the church could name the Haitian ambassador to the Holy See if church officials promptly nominated a Catholic representative to the Provisional Electoral Council.

By Catholic News Service

At least 12 dead as tropical storm lashes Haiti, Dominican Republic

Aug 25, 2020

Officials reported that at least 12 people had died as Tropical Storm Laura lashed Haiti and the Dominican Republic with strong winds and torrential rains, causing widespread flooding in low-lying communities.

By Dennis Sadowski

Haiti’s bishops considering next steps in effort to rebuild churches

May 26, 2020

Under a church-led initiative known as PROCHE, the Partnership for the Reconstruction of the Church in Haiti, millions of dollars donated by U.S. parishioners in the wake of the country’s catastrophic 2010 earthquake helped finance dozens of new facilities that replaced church structures destroyed in the disaster.

By Dennis Sadowski

Fearful the coronavirus is silently spreading, Haiti braces for pandemic

Apr 27, 2020

Fearful that the coronavirus pandemic has spread more widely than official numbers suggest, the Haitian government and numerous nongovernmental organizations are bolstering COVID-19 public awareness and hygiene programs.

By Tom Tracy

Haiti’s informal economy complicates efforts to fight pandemic

Mar 26, 2020

In mid-March, Haiti reported its first five official cases of COVID–19, and we are now moving toward a full-on lockdown. No one is allowed in or out of this country unless they are transporting merchandise, and we are severely undersupplied to try to combat this virus.

By Abby Belt

Response to Haitian quake did not bring structural change, sisters say

Jan 19, 2020

The response to the massive earthquake that hit Haiti 10 years ago was well-intentioned but did not bring about structural change that could have helped lift the country’s overwhelming poverty, said sisters reflecting on the earthquake’s legacy.

By Chris Herlinger