Vatican newspaper draws attention to Haiti, ‘the forgotten crisis’
July 15, 2025
L’Osservatore Romano devoted prominent front-page coverage in its July 12 edition to Haiti.
In “Haiti: La crisi dimenticata“ [Haiti: The forgotten crisis], Valerio Palombaro reported that “over 3,000 people were killed in the first six months of 2025 in Haiti because of increasingly rampant gang violence.” In doing so, the staff journalist cited a new report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
“The Haitian population, exhausted by years of poverty and fear, remains exhausted with no lasting solutions in sight,” Palombaro concluded.
The Caribbean nation of 11.8 million (map) is 94% Christian (67% Catholic) and 3% spiritist.
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Posted by: Crusader -
Jul. 15, 2025 12:12 PM ET USA
Apparently there was no suggestion in the Vatican article as to whaat might be done. Gangs are running Haiti. Any charitable contribution to Haiti seems to go down a rat hole. Haiti has been a basket case for many years. It is so bad that we do not even see any suggestions as to what might change, or even improve it.
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