Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians across Uganda joined millions around the world on Wednesday to mark Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season, a solemn period of prayer, fasting, repentance, and renewal ahead of Easter. But beyond the ash placed on foreheads, church leaders used the …
Read More »Christians, Muslims commence fasting on the same day in 2026
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a coincidence of calendars, Christians and Muslims around the world will commence their respective periods of fasting on the same day this year. For Christians, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, a date determined by the ecclesiastical calendar and linked to the …
Read More »Donald Trump and the White Man’s Burden in Nigeria
US President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to take military action against Nigeria to save Christians from a “genocide.” COMMENT | ADEKYE ADEBAJO | On the eve of America’s imperial invasion of the Philippines in 1899, the British poet and defender of empire Rudyard Kipling urged the United States …
Read More »Trump not ruling out use of US Armed Forces in Nigeria
WASHINGTON | TASS | US President Donald Trump assumed the possibility for US troops to take part in an operation in Nigeria when talking to reporters on board of his aircraft on the way to Washington. “Could be, I mean, a lot of things, I envisage. A lot of things,” …
Read More »Christians advised to set achievable targets in 2025
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians have been advised to set achievable targets as they plan for the new year. Today, Christians flock to churches to thank God for enabling them to pass through 2024 and present him with the prayer requests for 2025. While leading the New Year mass …
Read More »Christians asked to embrace the true meaning of Christmas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians across the country have been asked to embrace the true meaning of Christmas and desist from involving themselves in immoral acts. Delivering their messages during Christmas day celebrations, religious leaders from across the world said many people instead of reflecting on the birth of …
Read More »Festive Food Cravings: Scientists advise on portion control
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas, scientists have urged them to be cautious with the food, warning them against the danger of food poisoning and toxicity. Dr Precious Tukamushaba, a Nutritionist told URN that people tend to start up unhealthy eating patterns during …
Read More »Archdiocese of Mbarara community rallies for multipurpose building at Rubaga
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The Archdiocese of Mbarara Development Association (AMDA) community on November 24th, gathered for a successful fundraiser to support completing their much-anticipated multipurpose building in Rubaga. The event brought together parishioners, friends, and well-wishers who generously contributed to this ambitious project. Once completed, the multipurpose building …
Read More »Kabaka Birthday Run: Luwero Bishops rally christians against HIV/AIDS fight
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of subjects across the Buganda Kingdom have participated in the run to mark the momentous 69th birthday of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi 11. At Lubiri, Mengo the thousands of the runners were flagged off by Princess Agnes Nnaalinya Nabaloga on behalf of Kabaka Mutebi. …
Read More »What fundamentalist Christians see in Trump
What matters is not Trump’s sinful character, but rather that higher spiritual forces act through him COMMENT | RICHARD K. SHERWIN | Now that Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, it seems fitting to address a source of perplexity that has persisted ever since he arrived on the …
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