Prayer is ‘our Kalashnikov of response,’ says Burkina Faso cardinal
As insecurity and political chaos continue in Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo called for prayers as the best way out of the crises.
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by bcadmin | Oct 3, 2022 | Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, News | 0 |
As insecurity and political chaos continue in Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo called for prayers as the best way out of the crises.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 15, 2022 | Burkina Faso, Catholic missionaries, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Kidnappings, News, Religious Sisters | 0 |
During nearly five months of captivity in Burkina Faso, Marianite Sister Suellen Tennyson wondered aloud where God was hiding in the midst of her isolation and loneliness.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 1, 2022 | Associated Press, Burkina Faso, Catholic missionaries, Church in Africa, Kidnappings, News | 0 |
An 83-year-old American nun kidnapped from her bed in Burkina Faso earlier this year has been released by her captors unharmed, Catholic church officials in the West African nation said Wednesday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 20, 2022 | Aid to the Church in Need, Burkina Faso, Christian persecution, Church in Africa, Jihadists, lead, News, Nigeria, Nigerian bishops, Sahel | 0 |
On August 22, 2022, the world will commemorate victims of religiously motivated violence in a special day set aside by the United Nations.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 18, 2022 | Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Church in Africa, lead, News, Sahel | 0 |
Speaking a country reeling from terrorism and internal displacement, Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, is calling for bringing down walls of hatred and building bridges of love.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 28, 2022 | Burkina Faso, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Hunger, News | 0 |
Sitting in front of her tent in a camp for Burkina Faso residents displaced from their homes, Christine Yangane cried out for food for her children, whom she said had gone for days without any meal.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Africa, Archbishop Gregory Aymond, Archdiocese of New Orleans, Burkina Faso, Church in Africa, Islamic extremists, lead, Missionaries, News, Terrorism | 0 |
Both Burkinabe and American ecclesial authorities have offered prayer and called for the safe release of American Sister Suellen Tennyson, 83, who was abducted by armed gunmen at her convent earlier this week.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 20, 2022 | Burkina Faso, Catholic Church, Catholic Relief Services, chad, Church in Africa, lead, Mali, News, Niger, Sahel | 0 |
Several experts are warning that the humanitarian situation in Africa’s Sahel Region could spiral out of control, without outside intervention.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Aid to the Church in Need, Burkina Faso, Church in Africa, lead, News | 0 |
ROSARIO, Argentina — According to the papally-sponsored humanitarian agency Aid to the Church in Need, a minor seminary in eastern Burkina Faso was attacked on the night of Feb. 10-11 by unidentified jihadists armed men. “Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received the sad news that the minor […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 25, 2022 | Birth control, Burkina Faso, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, Contraception, Family planning, News | 0 |
The Catholic Church in Burkina Faso has renewed a campaign to stop the use of contraceptives as a form of family planning.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 30, 2021 | Burkina Faso, Catholic Relief Services, Church in Africa, Jihadists, lead, News, Sahel, Togo | 0 |
A leading Catholic humanitarian agency has described the border between Burkina Faso and Togo as “a breeding ground for violence.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 28, 2021 | Burkina Faso, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in Africa, News, Sahel | 0 |
On June 5, gunmen raided the village of Solhan, Burkina Faso, near the border with Niger, and massacred men, women and children in the middle of the night.
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