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Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti, February 2023.

‘God really intervened’: How a Catholic priest escaped from his kidnappers in Haiti

Mar 3, 2023

By Diego Lopez Marina

Father Antoine Macaire Christian Noah, a Claretian priest from Cameroon, escaped unharmed from a crime gang that had kidnapped him... Read more

An aerial view of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Priest kidnapped in Haiti; captors demand ransom

Feb 8, 2023

By Walter Sanchez Silva

The Claretian Missionaries’ Independent Delegation for the Antilles reported that on Feb. 7 one of its priests was kidnapped. Read more

Pope Francis addressing members of the Claretianum Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life at the Vatican, Nov. 7, 2022.

Pope Francis calls on religious not to be discouraged by ‘lack of vocations or by aging’

Nov 7, 2022

The pope addressed representatives of the Claretianum Institute of the Theology of the Consecrated Life at the Vatican on Nov.... Read more

Pope Francis greets Fr. Mathew Vattamattam, superior general of the Claretian Missionaries, at the Vatican, Sept. 9, 2021

Pope Francis to missionaries: ‘If you want to be witnesses, you can’t cease being adorers’

Sep 9, 2021

The pope was speaking to Claretian Missionaries. Read more