Jackson Memorial Hospital treats Haitian bishop for burns after explosion

Bishop Pierre-André Dumas arrives at Miami-Dade

MIAMI – Haitian Bishop Pierre-André Dumas was at Jackson Memorial Hospital on Saturday after arriving at Miami International Airport.

Archbishop Thomas Wenski followed the case of Dumas, of Anse-à-Veau and Miragoâne, who suffered burns during an explosion on Feb. 18.

On Friday, in Port-au-Prince, there were reports of seven kidnapped at a Catholic school and a church.

Six members of the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart were kidnapped at École Jean XXIII and a priest was kidnapped at the Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima, Vatican News reported. The kidnappers also abducted a teacher, officials said, according to the Associated Press.

This follows the kidnapping of nuns in January. Six members of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne were kidnapped on Jan. 19 and freed on Jan. 24.

Haitian gang violence increased after President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination on July 7, 2021, in Port-au-Prince.

Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Wilson Louis contributed to this report.


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