Thousands of Haitians mark annual pilgrimage far from a sacred waterfall surrounded by gangs
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Pilgrims attend a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the namesake church in the Ption-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)A cross-bearer leads a liturgical procession at the end of a Mass marking the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the namesake church in the Ption-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)Pilgrims pray during a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the namesake church in the Ption-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)Pilgrims attend a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the namesake church in the Ption-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)Rosaries for sale hang from a vendor's stand at the entrance of the Mount Carmel Church during a Mass marking the feast day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in the Petion-ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, July 16, 2025.(AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Pilgrims attend a Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the namesake church in the Ption-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)