4 days ago · ROME (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic” for Haiti.. Leslie Voltaire made the comment in an interview with The Associated Press in Rome on Saturday following a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

2 days ago · PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) – The head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), Leslie Voltaire, held a private audience with Pope Francis last weekend, according to an official ...

3 days ago · Pope Francis renewed his call for social and political harmony in the Americas, with a focus on Haiti. He expressed his support for the Haitian people and affirmed his prayers for a peaceful and ...

5 days ago · This morning, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, the President of the Transitional Presidential Council of Haiti, His Excellency Mr. Leslie Voltaire, was received in audience by His Holiness Pope Francis. He went on to meet with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard ...

4 days ago · Leslie Voltaire, the president of Haiti's Transition Council, walks past Vatican Swiss guards ahead of his meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

4 days ago · Leslie Voltaire made the comment in an interview with The Associated Press in Rome on Saturday following a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. He visited the pope to ask for help for Haiti.

Oct 14, 2024 · Pope Francis also told the crowd that he is following the "dramatic situation in Haiti" where extreme gang violence "continues against the population, forced to flee from their own homes in search of safety elsewhere, inside and outside the country."

Apr 28, 2024 · Pope Francis called for prayers for the people of Haiti who are in desperate need of peace and stability following months of political turmoil, rampant criminality and the collapse of infrastructure and security.

Mar 10, 2024 · Pope Francis offers prayers for the people of Haiti suffering due to worsening violence, while remembering the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine and the Holy Land. He also expresses his closesness with our …

Apr 29, 2024 · More than 10,000 people crowded into St. Mark’s Square in Venice, northern Italy, to pray the Mass with Pope Francis. The Pontiff's trip represented an increasingly rare outing for the...