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        "rendered": "<p>Haiti continues to experience a complex situation of violence and insecurity, particularly in the country\u2019s capital of Port-au-Prince.<\/p>\n<p>Alix Didier Fils-Aim\u00e9, prime minister of Haiti, a country which continues to suffer from a wave of violence and insecurity, was received by Pope Leo on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Following the meeting, the Holy See Press Office reported that the discussions between the two men focused on \u201cthe good relations between the Holy See and Haiti\u201d and \u201cthe valuable contribution that the Church offers to the country at this particular time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The meeting\u2019s readout indicated that various current issues facing Haiti were also addressed during the meeting, including \u201cthe socio-political situation and challenges in the humanitarian matters, migration, and security\u201d as well as \u201cthe necessary contribution of the international community in addressing the present difficulties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following his meeting with the Holy Father, the prime minister was received by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Haiti\u2019s ongoing turmoil<\/p>\n<p>Haiti continues to experience a complex situation of violence and insecurity, particularly in the country\u2019s capital of Port-au-Prince, where armed gangs operate freely, controlling a large portion of the region.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of this backdrop, which also affects the Catholic Church, general elections are slated to be held on August 30, 2026, to elect the new president, members of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as mayors.<\/p>\n<p>The last elections in Haiti took place in 2016 and were marked by controversy. Following that process, Jovenel Mo\u00efse assumed the presidency. Mo\u00efse was assassinated in 2021 and since then Haiti has spiraled into further political chaos and violence.<\/p>\n<p>Given the situation, in February of this year Bishop Pierre-Andr\u00e9 Dumas of Anse-\u00e0-Veau-Mirago\u00e2ne, the current vice president of the country\u2019s bishops\u2019 conference, anticipated that this year\u2019s elections will neither be \u201ctransparent\u201d nor \u201cdemocratic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published by EWTN News English.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/pope-leo-xiv-haiti-prime-minister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/ewtnvatican.com\/articles\/pope-leo-xiv-haiti-prime-minister<\/a><\/em><\/p>",
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