Mombin Crochu is located in a remote mountainous area in northeastern Haiti, far from the capital.
Our missionaries are working among the poor there, and we have been accompanying them for many years.
Our parish there is called Our Lady of the Nativity (Notre Dame de la Nativite) and it is run by Father Alexandre Kakolo Beya,...
Do you remember the devastating earthquake in Haiti that happened in 2010?
It was followed by untold dislocation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians. Tent cities sprung up right away. Many areas, especially near the capital of Port-au-Prince, Haiti quickly became overpopulated, resulting in widespread food shortages, heath...
Although Hurricane Irma’s damage in Haiti and the Dominican Republic is not as severe as the damage wrought by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, both countries have suffered enormous losses of crops, clean water, electricity, and housing.
Our missionaries in Haiti and the Dominican Republic are ready to do whatever it takes to assist...
With a population of 93 million people spread out over 7,600 islands, the Philippines is the country with the third largest number of Catholics in the world. Filipinos are well known for their faith and hospitality, but many Americans may not realize how threatened they are by terrorism, poor healthcare, and government-sponsored...
In Jesus’ time, Jewish men and women who contracted Hansen’s disease (more popularly known as leprosy) were completely cut off from society, to the point where they had to live outside of towns and villages, make noise anytime they came close to those not afflicted by the disease, and were unable to attend the synagogue or offer...
Missionhurst Missionaries build Catholic communities in frontier situations: places where the gospel is not preached or lived. This blog is about their work in the four corners of the globe, and their holistic work in four areas of focus: relief and healthcare, socio-economic development, education, and pastoral work.
