Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo

African cardinal urges resistance to Western ideologies
- Apr 14, 2021
One of Africa’s most senior Catholic leaders has denounced the imposition of “foreign ideologies” across the continent and urged Africans to seek modernization without succumbing to Western influences that erode family bonds.

By Catholic News Service
Amid COVID-19, African Church ‘gyrates’ toward new forms of evangelization
- Jul 31, 2020
One year after a high-stakes meeting for their Golden Jubilee, Africa’s continental body of bishops has had to adjust their bold new vision for evangelization due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has offered both challenges and unexpected opportunities.

By Elise Ann Allen
African cardinal urges courage as COVID-19 adds to disasters
- Jul 29, 2020
Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, has urged courage in Africa, as cases of COVID-19 increase amid adoption of containment measures and prayers to defeat the pandemic.

By Fredrick Nzwili, CNS

After recovering from COVID-19, African cardinal calls for debt relief for continent
- Jun 2, 2020
Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo, who is now recovered after contracting the coronavirus, has issued a statement insisting that the pandemic is not a punishment from God, and appealing for debt forgiveness to help cushion Africa from the economic devastation of the pandemic.

By Elise Ann Allen

African church leaders: Insurgents could increase attacks during pandemic
- Apr 21, 2020
Catholic clergy in Africa’s northern Sahel region have warned that Islamist insurgents could intensify attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic while police and troops are diverted to civil order duties.

By Jonathan Luxmoore
Burkina Faso cardinal hospitalized with COVID-19 offering illness for peace
- Apr 8, 2020
Writing from his hospital bed in Ouagadougouin, Burkina Faso, where he is being treated for the COVID-19 coronavirus, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo voiced gratitude to all those who are praying for him, saying he is offering his illness for other patients and for peace in his country.

By Elise Ann Allen
Ghana archbishop: Africans in solidarity with cardinal who has COVID-19
- Apr 1, 2020
Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie assured Burkina Faso Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo of the continent’s solidarity after the cardinal tested positive for COVID-19.

By Damian Avevor
Cardinal says prayer is Christian Kalashnikov against terrorism
- May 25, 2018
In a wide-ranging interview, the Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, said he doesn’t understand why terrorist attacks are on the rise in Burkina Faso; but he said prayer is the Kalashnikov of the Christian.

By Ngala Killian Chimtom