Sr. Kenyuyfoon Gloria Wirba of Cameroon is a member of the Congregation of the Tertiary Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi — Cameroon Province. She holds a doctorate degree in missiology from Pontifical University of Rome; her graduate work there was in religious sciences (mission and world religions). She holds a licentiate degree in the theology of consecrated life from the Lateran University of Rome. Her ministry has included missionary experience in Cameroon, writing, and lecturing at the Pontifical University.
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Continued violence in Cameroon threatens sisters
Sisters in Cameroon are caught in the middle of a conflict between two factions. During an incident in June at a hospital operated by my congregation, a soldier came towards me with a gun, and said, "I can shoot you."
The prophetic role of African religious women to the mission of the church and the building of their society
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