Pope welcomes bit of good news from Haiti, urges prayer aleteia.org

Pope Francis had a bit of good news to report about sorely tried Haiti on this March 17, after he prayed the midday Angelus:

I have learned with relief that a teacher and four of the six religious of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart Institute who were kidnapped last February 23 have been freed in Haiti. I call for the release as soon as possible of the other two religious and all those still held by kidnappers in that beloved country tried by so much violence.

The Haitian province of the Congregation announced the release last Monday of five of the seven who were kidnapped just over two weeks ago in Port-au-Prince.

The Holy Father continued:…

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