Tag Archives: Catholic Church

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Anglican clergy in Mukono will not have to wait until the age of 80 years to start earning the 25,000 stipend for the elderly from the government.  Bishop James William Ssebaggala has taken a revolutionary step by enrolling them on the payroll from which they …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has asked government officials to desist from grabbing the Church’s land.   Speaking at the 54th anniversary of the Kampala Archdiocese held on Sunday at Rubaga Cathedral, Lwanga said that past governments had given land to the Catholic …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Catholic Church in Uganda is seeking clarification on the reported declaration by Pope Francis in support of civil unions for same-sex couples. The clarification will help the Church guide the congregation in Uganda, Rev. Fr. Philip Odii, the Episcopal Conference Secretariat Spokesperson said. The …

The French Revolution toppled the authority of the Catholic Church; many yearn to restore it COMMENT | IAN BURUMA | In his quest for the secret of U.S. democracy in the 1830s, the French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville reflected on the important role played by religion in American life. Having …

Harare, Zimbabwe | XINHUA | The Zimbabwe government on Wednesday summoned the Pope’s envoy to Zimbabwe as it escalated its feud with the Catholic Church to diplomatic level after Catholic bishops wrote a stinging pastoral letter last Friday accusing the government of human rights violations. In the fourth response by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Episcopal Conference-UEC has halted payments for all its employees in the Catholic Church privately-owned education institutions across the country.   The catholic church -through its dioceses, archdioceses and several specialized departments-owns over 6,000 education institutions employing hundreds of thousands of both staff and support …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese has called upon guardians and parents to undertake the catechetical instruction and subsequent formation for their children during the lockdown so that they keep the initiation of the faith uninterrupted even during the COVID-19 lockdown. Catechetical instruction is a very important component …

Rome, Italy | AFP | Pope Francis stepped up his battle against corruption in the Vatican Monday with a new law aimed at boosting transparency in tenders and cutting costs as a post-coronavirus recession hits. Convicted mobsters and those guilty of tax fraud are among a list of undesirables now unable to pocket contracts. The …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The rite to ordination into priesthood is one of the key ceremonies the Catholic Church performs with great sanctity as Christians welcome new clergy into the spiritual vocation.  However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has put in balance, the possibility of having this year’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2020 Catholic Uganda Martyr’s Day feast slated for May 29th for the youth and June 3 for the rest has been called off due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For the first time in many years, the annual catholic Uganda …