PORT-AU-PRINCE — Might the Catholic Church help chart a way out of the multiple crises facing Haiti?
By openly criticizing governmental “inaction” and demonstrating last week its capacity for wide-scale mobilization, the church has made clear it plans to take a more direct role in addressing the daunting challenges facing this small Caribbean island.
Haiti, the poorest country in the Americas, is grappling with multiple crises including out-of-control gang violence and months of political instability.
In recent days, Haiti’s Catholic Church has found itself thrust into the spotlight over the still-unresolved abduction of 10 people, including seven Catholic clergy.
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