 AP Photo Pope Benedict XVI marked the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake on Wednesday (Jan. 12) by naming a new archbishop for the country's capital city.
Archbishop-elect Guire Poulard will lead the Catholic Church in Port-au-Prince, succeeding Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot, who was killed in last year's quake. TAGGED: archbishop , the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Catholic Church, Joseph Serge Miot, Guire Poulard, Benedict XVIRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently released a document on religious liberty that criticized a new regulatory provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (a.k.a., Obamacare) requiring employers to... more ›› |
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