Sunday, October 31, 2021, during the Angelus from the window of the Apostolic Palace, Pope Francis expressed his closeness to the people of Haiti "[...] I am thinking of the people of Haiti who live in borderline conditions [...] I ask the leaders of the nations to support this country, not to leave it alone [...]"

Pope Francis confided that he was impressed by the testimony of a Camillian missionary in Haiti, Father Massimo Miraglio on Italian public television and declared when speaking of the Haitian population "[...] How much suffering, how much pain there is in this land, and how much abandonment... Let us pray together for Haiti, do not abandon them !" asked Pope Francis.

Mgr Joseph Gontran Décoste, Bishop of Jérémie, confided us his joy after hearing this speech from the Holy Father "I thank Pope Francis for this call. Indeed, dear friends, I ask you, I ask you, do not forget Haiti, faced with so much misfortune, so much suffering. Do not forget the diocese of Jérémie, in the Southwest of Haiti. We need your help, your solidarity, to rebuild our cathedral, our dozens of destroyed parish churches, chapels, Catholic schools, and to restore and rehabilitate dozens more seriously damaged by the earthquake of August 14th. We are counting on your effective solidarity with us. We love you, and we give you the brotherly hug, in Jesus Christ. God bless you !"

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