Burundi’s Catholic Archbishop steps in as leader hangs tough

The Sunday service at the hill-top Kiryama church was packed as Catholic Archbishop Simon Ntamwana delivered a sermon, and a political bombshell, for the small central African nation of Burundi.

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Habari Zinazoendana

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Archbishop of the Songea Diocese of the Catholic Church, Damian Dallu

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Archbishop of the Songea Diocese of the Catholic Church, Damian Dallu
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Marking Easter celebrations, a cross-section of clerics has urged government leaders to take prompt action against all acts that threaten the country's peace and tranquility. Archbishop of the Songea Diocese of the Catholic Church, Damian Dallu, said that ...

 

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