Tag Archives: Church

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders have issued a set of procedures that will be followed as worship centres reopen their gates more than six months since they last congregated. This comes after a pronouncement by President Yoweri Museveni allowing places of worship to open although for only …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has observed a need for the inclusion of the church development activities in the national budget. Kaziimba made the statement during a service at his home in Namirembe today …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor record-keeping and greed among descendants is a threat to the church and all its investments across the country. This is according to Bishops under the province of the Church of Uganda who visited a site in Ndeeba, of a church structure which was demolished …

Nairobi, Kenya | PROSSY NANSUBUGA |  President Uhuru Kenyatta has reopened churches and other places of worship in the country with a maximum of 100 people. This was during a nation address at the Harambee House on Monday 6, July 2020. According to Uhuru, churches are open for congregational and individual …

Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump spurred fresh outrage Monday after police used tear gas to clear protesters from outside the White House so he could pose for photographs at a nearby church damaged during civil unrest. The move earned him a sharp rebuke from the city …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate Gulu on Sunday held celebrations to commemorate the Pentecost Sunday. The Pentecost Sunday is a holy day when Christians celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit 40 days after Easter. It is also considered the birthday of the Christian church. …

Kagadi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Pastor Emmanuel Bwambale, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations in Kagadi town council is locked up at Kagadi Central Police station for alleged sexual assault. He was arrested by Kagadi Resident District Commissioner-RDC, Lillian Ruteraho, saying she had received complaints of sexual assaults …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Catholic Archdiocese is seeking clarity on the COVID-19 prayer guidelines citing confusion and double standards applied by various law enforcement agencies. The call comes barely hours after the arrest of Rev Fr Deogratius Kiibi Kateregga from St. Joseph parish in Mpigi town on …

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Ex-pope Benedict XVI seems to have broken his silence recently over key Catholic issues and his comments have raised serious questions within the Church about the extent to which there are, in fact, two “men in white” at the Vatican. In 2013, Benedict became …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emotions and tears filled Nakapiripirit district council hall when residents who reportedly lost land to government and Moroto Catholic Diocese broke their silence on Thursday. The affected residents opened up during a community Baraza organised by the Justice Catherine Bamugemereire Land Commission. They told …