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 ...

Burundi's influential Catholic Church said Thursday it was withdrawing support for June elections in the crisis-hit country, as the EU announced it was also suspending its mission to observe the vote.

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 ...

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - The European Union and Burundi's influential Roman Catholic Church on Thursday pulled out from observing elections in the African country, saying that next month's vote cannot be ...

On Saturday, Pope Benedict told members of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Burundi, in Rome for their "ad limina" visit, that through the Gospel they must “tirelessly” call their people, ravaged ...

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