Two nuns killed in Haiti

Two Catholic nuns were murdered in Mirebalais, central Haiti, as armed gangs overran the city in a wave of violence that also freed more than 500 inmates from a local prison.

The victims, Sister Evanette Onezaire and Sister Jeanne Voltaire, were members of the Little Sisters of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus congregation of nuns.

Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor of Port-au-Prince confirmed their deaths, calling it “a huge loss for the community.”

According to local reports, the nuns were working at a school in Mirebalais when they sought refuge in a home during the gang attacks. 

However, gunmen stormed the building and executed everyone inside, including a young girl.