(Ngala Killian Chimtom, Crux) Speaking to 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. Addressing around 20,000 Christians during the 27th archdiocesan pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Yagma on Aug. 15, Ouédraogo said religions “never incite war or solicit feelings of hatred, hostility, extremism, or invite violence or bloodshed.” (...)
