Peter Smith
Peter Smith is an author at Religion News Service.
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All from US missionary group freed in Haiti, police say
By Peter Smith and Evens Sanon — December 17, 2021
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — 'We glorify God for answered prayer — the remaining 12 hostages are FREE!” Christian Aid Ministries said in a statement. “All 17 of our loved ones are now safe.'
US religious group says Haitian gang releases 3 hostages
By Evens Sanon and Peter Smith — December 6, 2021
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A religious group based in Ohio announced Monday that a violent gang in Haiti has released three more hostages, while another 12 remain abducted. The statement from Christian Aid Ministries said the people were released on Sunday in Haiti and are “safe and seem to be in good spirits.” The group […]
Haitian revelers honor the dead in Vodou festival
By Evens Sanon — November 2, 2021
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of revelers clad in white and clutching candles crowded into the main cemetery at Haiti’s capital on Monday to pay their respects to the dead during an annual Vodou festival. Many in the crowd surrounded the tomb of the first person buried in the Port-au-Prince cemetery, believing it contains the […]
Haitians return to quake-damaged churches, gangs offer aid
By Evens Sanon and Marko Alvarez — August 23, 2021
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitians resumed services in or outside damaged churches on Sunday. The country's Civil Protection Agency also raised toll of dead to 2,207.
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