BUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Catholic Church leaders said on Thursday they no longer support the Burundi government’s decision to hold elections next month amid political unrest over President Pierre ...

The Catholic bishops of Burundi have denounced the country's recent general elections, and alleged irregularities in the voting process earlier this month. The president of the Burundi Conference of ...

The Catholic Church in Burundi says it observed "many irregularities" during last week's election that call into question results that delivered victories to the ruling party and its presidential ...

Burundi's influential Catholic Church on Thursday said it was withdrawing its support for upcoming elections in the crisis-hit central African nation. A statement from Burundi's bishops said that ...

YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – Burundi is using the 125 th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the African nation as a jumping off point to renew the faith of the population. In an interview with Fides ...

Archbishop Simon Ntamwana knows how dangerous it is to work for peace in Burundi. The country's first democratically elected president was assassinated in 1993. Former archbishop Joachim Ruhuna was ...

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