Kampala, Uganda | URN | Every year on June 3, the Namugongo Martyrs sites become more than places of prayer. They also turn into a thriving commercial center. The annual influx of pilgrims creates a vibrant marketplace, with vendors selling rosaries, images of the martyrs, prayer books, food, drinks, clothing, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Some believers, from the Catholic and Anglican Churches, were seen at the Martyrs’ shrine in Namugongo, even after the national event was called off due to the outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus On Tuesday afternoon, Uganda Radio Network found some pilgrims arriving at the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, is consulting government and health authorities on the possibility of holding a scientific virtual Martyrs Day celebration at the Anglican shrine in Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on June 3. The annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, which …
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How new Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo forced Uganda to halt its biggest religious gathering Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | For weeks, Christian Congolese pilgrims had been walking. From the crowded trading centres in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, from villages shadowed by militia violence and chronic displacement, …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 55 pilgrims narrowly escaped death on Tuesday, 4th June 2025, when the bus they were traveling in overturned at Opedede Corner in Osukuru Town Council, Tororo District. The victims, who were returning from the annual Martyrs Day celebrations in Namugongo, sustained varying …
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Historical records from various sources indicate that the first official pilgrimage to Namugongo was made by the Mill Hill Fathers, led by Rev. Fr. Stephen Walters. This significant event took place on June 6, 1920—the very day Pope Benedict XV beatified the Uganda Martyrs. Namugongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | By 11 a.m. this morning, the security team at the Namugongo Catholic Martyrs’ Shrines had recovered 11 mobile phones misplaced by pilgrims, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Achilles Atwebembere, the Kira Division Police Community Liaison Officer. Atwebembere said many pilgrims forget their …
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Namugongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ululation and dance filled Namugongo on Sunday as the animating diocese made its grand entry at the Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine. Pilgrims from the four districts that make up Lugazi Diocese had earlier gathered at Park Leo—formerly known as All Sisters Garden in Sonde—before proceeding …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | At least 7,000 Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) personnel have been deployed to provide covert and overt security before, during and after the Martyrs’ celebrations. The Joint Operations Commit (JOC) has held a series of meetings to ensure the …
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KITGUM, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 pilgrims drawn from Lango and the Diocese of West Lango have set off for Namugongo ahead of thTe Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations slated for June 3. The pilgrims from Lango Diocese joined their counterparts from the Diocese of West Lango on Friday …
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