Marian shrine in Cameroon desecrated; four icons destroyed cruxnow.com
Catholics are expressing outrage at the desecration of the Mary Queen of Peace Shrine Nsimalen, in the outskirts of Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé.
Unknown vandals attacked the sanctuary on the night of April 2 to 3, 2024, according to Archbishop Jean Mbarga.
“The unidentified individuals destroyed four icons of Christ and the Virgin Mary, as well as the 14 stations of the Stations of the Cross,” the archbishop said in an April 4 statement.
The archbishop condemned the attack but noted that it “reminds us that Christ has not finished suffering in his love for humanity. The violence perpetrated is an unacceptable sacrilege that God will overcome.”…
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