We pray for New Caledonia, where six people died in violent unrest at barricades blocking roads. New Caledonia, a French territory, has long-standing tensions among indigenous people, descendants of colonists, and former prisoners’ descendants. Hundreds of militaries and police have been deployed to control the situation, marking the worst violence since the 1980s. Recent changes to the French Constitution allow residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years to vote in provincial elections, which independence supporters fear will marginalize the Kanak indigenous community, about 40% of the population.