🔴 Mass starts at 11am (click to see order of mass) Vatican City | NCRonline.org | A written account of the history-making papacy of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be placed alongside his body in his coffin for burial, the Vatican said Jan. 3 in revealing plans for the first funeral …
Read More »Catholic Bishops in Northern Uganda eulogize Pope Benedict XVI
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Catholic Bishops in Northern Uganda have described the Late Pope Benedict XVI as being a great teacher of catholic doctrines. Pope Benedict XVI formerly Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger, died on Saturday at the age of 95. He had lived for nearly a decade at the Vatican …
Read More »Kampala Archdiocese to hold mass in honor of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Kampala Archdiocese is joining the universal Catholic Church in final prayers for the demised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere has announced. Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger died on Saturday aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. In the aftermath, the Vatican press …
Read More »Church leaders decry commercialization of education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Uganda Episcopal Conference says that if the government is serious about salvaging the education system, there is a need to either stop or heavily regulate the ongoing commercialization of education. The assembly of Catholic bishops, made this observation through its education commission which was …
Read More »Catholic church, gov’t face off over school land titles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Catholic church has urged the Ministry of Education and Sports to stop asking for land titles for schools established on their land across the country. The leaders at the Catholic secretariat in the education commission made the remarks on Monday afternoon while meeting members …
Read More »Hundreds face exclusion as Masaka Diocese denounces breakaway priest
Masaka, Uganda |Â THE INDEPENDENT |Â Hundreds of Christians in Masaka Diocese are risking being excluded from participating in sacraments and services of the Catholic faith over associating with a priest who opened a parallel prayer centre in the area. Sections of the Catholic laity in Masaka Diocese recently shifted their loyalty …
Read More »Gov’t should emulate the church: LOP
Kampala, Uganda |Â THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, has called on the government to emulate the Catholic Church in the management of public affairs. Speaking at the 125th anniversary of Our Lady Queen of Virgins Parish Church, Kisubi, in Wakiso district on Sunday, 21 …
Read More »Catholic church probes ‘miracle’ for beatification of Msgr Ngobya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Catholic church has begun looking into a potential miracle that if confirmed would lead to the beatification and eventual canonization of Monsignor Aloysius Ngobya. Rev. Fr. Henry Kasule, the promoter of Ngobya’s case, says there is a 12-year-old girl named Angella Nakaweesi whose parents …
Read More »Catholic church eulogizes Archbishop Kiwanuka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â The Catholic Church in Uganda has eulogized Archbishop Denis Lote Kiwanuka. Archbishop Kiwanuka, who was the first Bishop of Kotido Diocese and the second Metropolitan of Tororo Archdiocese, passed away on Sunday morning at Nsambya hospital where he had been admitted for weeks battling several …
Read More »Masaka Diocese generates 400 page report from consultation on reforms
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â A report of at least 400 pages has been generated from public consultations on possible reforms in the administration of the Catholic church from Masaka Diocese. The consultation process which began in February this year has according to Masaka Diocesan Bishop, Serverus Jumba attracted wide …
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