Burkina Faso has become a ‘Church on the move,’ says Catholic priest

Burkina Faso has become a ‘Church on the move,’ says Catholic priest

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon –In the Sahel region of Africa, the sound of church bells has fallen silent in towns like Sebba and Gorgadji in Burkina Faso. Forced to abandon their buildings under the threat of violence, Catholic communities are learning what it means to be a “Church on the move.” In an interview with Crux, Father Patrickmary Afamefuna Dike, a priest on the ground in the Diocese of Dori in Burkina Faso, offers a stark and insightful perspect…

Burkina Faso: faith endures in face of international silence

The Church in northern Burkina Faso deplores the lack of media attention given to the terrorist crisis it is suffering, with displaced people facing enormous needs and Christian communities showing great resilience. During a visit to the international headquarters of Aid to the Church in Need in Königstein, Germany, Bishops Théophile Naré and Justin Kientega spoke about the situation in their Dioceses of Kaya, Dori, and Ouahigouya. For the tenth…