In Saut-d’Eau, Gang Terror Drives Pilgrims Away

In Saut-d’Eau, Haiti’s quintessential pilgrimage site, Mont-Carmel has a particular look this year. On July 16, instead of welcoming thousands of Catholic and Vodouist pilgrims in search of enlightenment, purification, and blessings, the miraculous Virgin was forced to receive three of the main leaders of the criminal coalition Viv Ansanm: Jimmy Chérisier, known as Barbecue, Jeff Larose, known as Jeff Gwo Lwa, and Wilson Joseph, known as Lanmò San Jou.

They were filmed handing out bills to beggars