The Church of Haiti has designated 24 January as a day of prayer for all hostages in the conflict-plagued country, including the six nuns who were kidnapped the morning of January 19.
The 6 nuns who have been in captivity are from the Congregation of the Sisters of Sainte-Anne. They were kidnapped presumably by one of the many gangs that control the Haitian capital. Along with them, the kidnappers took the driver of the minibus the nuns were traveling on, and another passenger.
Archbishop Max Leroys Mesidor of Port-au-Prince, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Haiti, and Father Morachel Bonhomme, president of the Haitian Conference of Religious, designated January 24 as a day of prayer, meditation, and Eucharistic adoration for Haiti.
An armed force led by Kenya is expected in Haiti to help deal with the gang situation.