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The Haitian group that did not travel to Canticle of Peace

How Haiti's instability touched the Voices Of gathering.

By PolicyNow Editorial Team · Updated September 30, 2026 · 3 min read

The Haitian group that did not travel to Canticle of Peace

Haiti is where the Andrea Bocelli Foundation's Voices Of programme began in 2016. The Vatican's pre-event press release listed Haiti among the countries represented in the choir.

PolicyNow's main article, citing organizers quoted by OSV News, says a Haitian group could not travel because of continuing instability in the country.

Later coverage by Religion News Service and OSV News described the choir as coming from Israel or Palestine, Uganda and Italy, which is consistent with that account. PolicyNow has not independently confirmed the details.

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