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 ...

A serious breakdown between the powerful Roman Catholic Church and the government in Burundi is raising concerns over stability in the East African nation, as senior government officials accuse the ...

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.

Burundi's Catholic Church says it is withdrawing its support of the country's upcoming elections, after weeks of political unrest. Burundi's Catholic bishops released a statement Thursday saying it is ...

Xavier Missionary Fathers Ottorino Maule and Aldo Marchiol are pictured in a composite photo with lay volunteer Catina Gubert. An investigation into the sainthood cause of the three missionary martyrs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza attends the opening of a coffee conference in the capital Bujumbura February 13, 2014.

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