Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and U.S.

Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d’Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States. For a community caught in the crossfire of growing violence in their island homeland and disappearing humanitarian protections in the U.S., clinging to faith in God is one of the few lifelines...

Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States. The community is caught in the crossfire of growing…

Hundreds of demonstrators had responded to the call to protest in Hoyo de Friusa, in the locality of Bavaro, on the occasion of the symbolic 181st anniversary of a battle against the Haitian invasion.

Miami’s Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

MIAMI (AP) — Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d’Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States. For a community caught in the crossfire of growing violence in their island homeland and disappearing humanitarian protections in the U.S., clinging to faith in God is one of the few lifelines left. “We believe in him. We pray for possi…

Anti-Haitian protests in the Dominican Republic turn violent as group calls for mass deportations

FORT-LIBERTE, Haiti —Haitians living in the Dominican Republic town of Hoyo de Friusa were harassed on March 30 during an anti-Haitian protest led by the nationalist group Antigua Orden Dominicana (AOD). The demonstration, which called for the expulsion of Haitian migrants, escalated into violence as protesters bypassed security barricades and clashed with police.Protesters claimed that undocumented Haitian migrants were responsible for crimes i…

The nationalist group Former Dominican Order had called on the Dominican population to mobilize this Sunday, March 30, 2025 against the presence of Haitian migrants in their country. However, the demonstration degenerated into a violent confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement forces, according to the Dominican press. Our colleagues in Listín Diario report that the situation derailed when the demonstrators attempted to enter Mata …