A Teacher and 6 Members of a Religious Congregation Have Been Kidnapped in Haiti, Officials Say

Published on February 27, 2024

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Six members of a religious congregation in Haiti and a teacher have been kidnapped while gathered in front of a school in the capital, officials said. The members are men from the Congregation of Brothers of Sacred Heart, according to a statement on Friday from religious officials. As a result of the kidnapping, the school where it occurred has temporarily closed. The congregation criticized what it called the “absurd and unjustified” violence that has gripped Haiti for many years, noting that no one is spared. Last month, six nuns and two other people were kidnapped while traveling aboard a bus in the capital, Port-au-Prince. They were later released....

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