A group of nuns in Haiti has been kidnapped. The church is asking for prayers

The flag flies atop the Catholic Church in Haiti, rebuilt after it was destroyed in the 2010 earthquake. - Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald/Miami Herald/TNS
January 19, 2024 | 03:26PM ETBankSix Haitian nuns and two companions were kidnapped at gunpoint Friday in the nation’s capital, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince confirmed to the Miami Herald. The nuns, members of the congregation of St. Anne in Port-au-Prince, were abducted as they traveled on a bus along with a young girl and a driver, Archbishop Monsignor Max Leroy Mesidor said. The incident occurred at around 7 a.m. Friday in Port-au-Prince near Avenue Christopher. The area is controlled by the Grande Ravine and Village de Dieu gangs. It is unclear which group took the nuns hostage. In a communique from the ...