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Shooting at Sunday Mass in Burkina Faso leaves 15 Catholics dead

February 27, 2024

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – At least 15 Catholics have been killed in a jihadist attack in Burkina Faso after insurgents opened fire inside a church during Sunday Mass. The attack took place in Essakane village in the Dori Diocese of the country’s northeastern region on 25 February. According to a statement signed by the Vicar General

Christians in Burkina Faso ‘do not know if they will survive another day’

August 24, 2023

Attacks against Christians in Burkina Faso are becoming more common and many people do not know if they will survive for another day, according to a local missionary. Many Christians have seen their loved ones “beheaded, raped or reduced to sexual slavery”, Father Pierre Rouamba, Prior General of the Missionary Brothers of the Countryside told

Burkina Faso coup leader seeks refuge in Vatican embassy

October 02, 2015

General Gilbert Diendere, who led the short-lived military coup in Burkina Faso last month, now seeks sanctuary

Burkina Faso Church rules out prelate as head of transitional council

November 17, 2014

'Canon Law rules out the exercise of temporal power, and it's never right for a priest to hold it', says spokesman

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November 17, 2014

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Church in Burkina Faso calls for calm after ousting of president

November 04, 2014

Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo announced a week of prayers for 'reconciliation, justice and peace'

Ouagadougou 1, Venice nil – the Pope begins to rebalance the College of Cardinals

January 13, 2014

The faithful of Burkina Faso will be celebrating

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