Three missionaries released in Haiti following October kidnapping

FILE PHOTO: Max Leroy Mesidor, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, hands off a placard that reads "You cannot kidnap my faith", which he received as an offering from worshippers during Sunday Catholic Mass at the Chapelle de l'Immaculee Conception de l'HUEH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 31, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo

(Reuters) - Three missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti in October have been released, the U.S. State Department and the Ohio-based missionary group that organized the group's trip to the Caribbean nation said on Monday.

"We are thankful to God that three more hostages were released last night. Those who were released are safe and seem to be in good spirits," Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries said in a statement.