Latin America

Rev. Jean Eddy Desravines, 61, of Sainte-Agnes Catholic Church near Les Cayes, Haiti, celebrates Mass on Sunday. The church sanctuary was destroyed in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck earlier this month.

World News

Churches In Haiti Lie In Ruins After The Earthquake But Still Try To Comfort And Help

9:07pm August 30, 2021

Hundreds of churches in the quake zone were damaged or destroyed. Services have resumed in many places, but rebuilding will be a lengthy process.

Dr. Antoine Titus talks to a walk-up patient at Immaculée Conception Hospital in Les Cayes, Haiti, where he was made chief physician the day of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake.

World News

In Over 2 Weeks Since The Haiti Earthquake, This ER Doctor Hasn't Slept At Home

11:06am August 30, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

What should have been an ordinary Saturday at the emergency room instead became a day Dr. Antoine Titus cannot forget.

Religion

Earthquake Deals A Powerful Blow To Haiti's Catholic Churches

6:15am August 30, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

The one national institution in Haiti that functions — the Catholic Church — has found itself called upon to provide both spiritual and physical aid to people affected by the earthquake.

Blanca Cardenas, professor of ethnology at the National School of Anthropology and History, wears the mask "COVID Tiger," by Nahua artisan Armando Pascualeño from Zitlala, Guerrero, Mexico.

PHOTOS: Mexican Artists Create Fantastical Masks To Show The Many Faces Of COVID

8:43am August 28, 2021

by Cathy Newman

Two professors invited indigenous artisans to make masks portraying the agent of the pandemic — the coronavirus — through the lens of their cultural traditions.

Samantha Power, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, speaks during a joint press conference with Haitian officials at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, in Port-Au-Prince on Thursday.

World News

The U.S. Is Pledging Aid To Haiti But The Success Of Past Efforts Has Been Mixed

7:38pm August 26, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

USAID Administrator Samantha Power appeared with Haiti's prime minister to pledge $32 million in assistance for the earthquake-damaged nation. The primary needs are for shelter and medical care.

Nicaragua Revokes The Licenses Of A Number Of Aid Organizations

10:05am August 26, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Simon Ticehurst of Oxfam about that charitable group and others being expelled from Nicaragua, in a worsening crackdown months ahead of a presidential election.

Families wait to receive humanitarian aid from a U.S. Army helicopter unit in the town of Anse-A-Veau, Haiti, on Wednesday.

World News

Almost 2 Weeks After The Quake, Aid Is Just Getting To Some Remote Towns In Haiti

8:44am August 26, 2021

The magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Haiti's southern peninsula. Recovery efforts have been slow.

Helicopters Are Helping To Deliver Earthquake Aid To Haiti's Rural Areas

6:11am August 26, 2021

The U.S. military is working with the U.S. Agency for International Development to deliver vitally needed aid to remote areas devastated by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Claudio Rojas, a 55-year-old handyman who was deported from the U.S. in 2019, poses for a photo in his home in Moreno, Argentina, on May 8. His wife, two sons and two grandsons remained in Florida.

ICE Deported Him After His Movie Came Out. Now He's Testing The Limits Of Free Speech

11:39am August 23, 2021

by Joel Rose

Lawyers for Claudio Rojas say he was deported by ICE in retaliation for his activism, which the agency denies. His case could have big implications for immigrants.

National

The Taliban's Return Complicates Prisoner Releases At Guantanamo Bay

7:47am August 23, 2021

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence muddles U.S. efforts to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, due to fears that if prisoners are released, they'll return to the battlefield.