Cameroon: Human Screens Protect Worshippers at Sunday Mass After Boko Haram Terror Attack

Catholic Culture ^ | 9/10/15

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After Boko Haram terror attacks in northern Cameroon, Catholics in the African country have formed human chains to screen off areas where Mass is celebrated outdoors, a local bishop reports.

Bishop Bruno Ateba of Maroua-Mokolo told Aid to the Church in Need that he always celebrates Mass outdoors. The faithful form a ring around the area, and anyone who attends must pass through security controls.

The defensive measures were adopted after suicide bombings that killed 30 people in Maroua in July. More recently, on September 3, two suicide bombers struck at a crowded marketplace; the casualty figures are unclear.

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From "Holy Eucharist Apostolate," Vol. XXIX, #3 (Reprinted from The Wanderer, July 23, 2015, with permission of Mr. Drummey).

During her appearances at Fatima in 1917, the Virgin Mary said that praying the rosary was the key to peace in the world. This was confirmed recently by Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme of Nigeria, whose people are being murdered daily by Islamic terrorists operating under the name Boko Haram.

Speaking of a vision he had, the bishop said that Jesus appeared to him and extended a sword toward him. "As soon as I received the sword, it turned into a rosary," the bishop said, adding that three times Jesus told him, "Boko Haram is gone." No further explanation was necessary, said the prelate. "It was clear that with the rosary we would be able to expel Boko Haram."