Haiti: Episcopal Conference Denounces Insecurity After Assassination of Two Nuns in Mirebalais
By La Rédaction · Port-au-Prince
· 2 min read · Updated 24 April 2026
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Facing rising violence in Haiti, the Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) expresses its indignation after the assassination of two nuns in Mirebalais on Monday, March 31, 2025. The bishops denounce the inaction of authorities and call for an end to the violence plunging the country into chaos.
In a note dated April 3, 2025, the Haitian bishops condemn the resurgence of insecurity and the authorities' inability to curb this spiral of violence.
« The absence of an effective reaction to persistent insecurity is a serious failure that endangers the nation, abandoned to the mercy of destructive forces, » deplores the CEH. The Episcopal Conference expresses its solidarity with the victims' families and firmly condemns this barbaric act. It calls on armed groups to immediately cease violence and to rediscover « the sense of respect for human life. » The bishops also urge the population not to give in to hatred and indifference, advocating instead for vigilance, solidarity, and prayer. « Haiti is passing through the valley of shadow, but Christian hope assures us that the light of the Risen One will illuminate our paths towards better days, » concludes the note. This new tragic episode once again highlights the gravity of the security crisis in Haiti, where the population, left to its own devices, struggles to see a way out of the spiral of violence. The city has since faced extreme violence, to the point where even the Mirebalais university hospital had to evacuate its staff and patients to safe locations. This hospital is considered the largest in the country and serves the local population and even other regions of the country, receiving nearly 400,000 patients annually. With the healthcare system in tatters and few infrastructures, if it suspends its services, like those in Port-au-Prince, it will be fatal for patients with limited economic means.
« The absence of an effective reaction to persistent insecurity is a serious failure that endangers the nation, abandoned to the mercy of destructive forces, » deplores the CEH. The Episcopal Conference expresses its solidarity with the victims' families and firmly condemns this barbaric act. It calls on armed groups to immediately cease violence and to rediscover « the sense of respect for human life. » The bishops also urge the population not to give in to hatred and indifference, advocating instead for vigilance, solidarity, and prayer. « Haiti is passing through the valley of shadow, but Christian hope assures us that the light of the Risen One will illuminate our paths towards better days, » concludes the note. This new tragic episode once again highlights the gravity of the security crisis in Haiti, where the population, left to its own devices, struggles to see a way out of the spiral of violence. The city has since faced extreme violence, to the point where even the Mirebalais university hospital had to evacuate its staff and patients to safe locations. This hospital is considered the largest in the country and serves the local population and even other regions of the country, receiving nearly 400,000 patients annually. With the healthcare system in tatters and few infrastructures, if it suspends its services, like those in Port-au-Prince, it will be fatal for patients with limited economic means.
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