Jihad = "holy war," is being waged against African Catholics/Christians, killing and wounding the faithful in the hundreds -- make those thousands! -- as well as kidnapping the younger folks for indoctrination or make them slaves of the flesh...
This latest heinous act of barbarism, mayhem and murder, occurred in the Burkina Faso Sahel region, more specifically in the village of Essakane in the country’s Oudalan province, Northeastern region, within the Catholic Diocese of Dori.
Please read the full article from lifesitenews.com and written by Louis Knuffke: 15 Catholics killed at Mass by Muslim jihadists in Burkina Faso - LifeSite (lifesitenews.com)
Here are a couple of excerpts from the article: "Father Jean-Pierre Sawadogo, vicar general of the Diocese of Dori, confirmed the Islamic attack in a statement, saying, “We bring to your attention a terrorist attack which the Catholic community of Essakane village was the victim of today, February 25, while they were gathered for Sunday prayer.”
... "Christians have been targeted in villages, churches and workplaces. Hundreds of churches have been closed due to jihadist activities. Family and community members reject converts and try to force them to renounce their Christian faith, making them afraid to express their faith in public because of such threats. The scope for religious freedom for Christians is contracting as jihadist ideologies gain traction and expand within the broader community."
Again, please read the whole article and give thanks for our relative safety and freedom to worship at Sunday Mass here, in the not-so-perfect U.S. of A!
And pray for those poor folks who lost everything -- except their souls!
Pray, too, for strength and honor!
Viva Cristo Rey! Bl. Fr. Miguel Pro, Fr. Emil Kapaun and Fr. Vincent Capodanno, pray for us...
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle...
Gene DeLalla
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