Haitians Make Pilgrimage, Pray for Better Future

Arms raised to the heavens, tens of thousands of Haitians flocked to a craggy hillside to pray and seek renewal in one of the spiritually steeped country's biggest annual pilgrimages — one of many exuberant expressions of Good Friday devotion across the Americas. At a hilltop crucifix, some raised passports to heaven, pleading for visas, or dog-eared photos of sick relatives. Others prayed for a loving relationship or a steady job. Some at the ritual site in tiny Ganthier marched...

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