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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese has commenced festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the canonization of the Uganda Martyrs. As part of the celebrations, the Archdiocese will move the Sacred Relics of the saints in different parishes and selected catholic institutions including schools, and hospitals. Rev Fr Richard …

Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lyantonde police are holding a driver for knocking dead a Catholic pilgrim while walking to the Uganda Martyrs shrine in Namugongo. Jovita Tukahiirwa, 54, was knocked dead by a speeding Toyota harrier registration number UBH 186F along the Mbarara-Kampala highway. The late Tukahiirwa was part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a somber mood at the Uganda Martyrs Anglican Shrine following the death of one of the pilgrims. Jackline Arinaitwe, 49, a resident of Katokori village, Katanda sub county in Rubirizi district collapsed to death mid-Monday morning. According to Rev. Bernard Amujuni, who led …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fort Portal Catholic Diocese is looking for at least Shillings 1billion ahead of the annual Uganda Martyr’s day celebrations on June 3rd, 2022. Fort Portal is the main celebrant of this year’s event. Speaking to journalists at a press briefing held at the Bishop’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administrators at the Catholic Uganda Martyrs’ Shrines in Namugongo are looking for alternative means through which the faithful will be paying homage to Uganda Martyrs. Rev. Fr. Vincent Lubega, the rector at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine who also doubles as the parish priest, says since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda the Most Rev. Dr Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has appealed to Ugandans to emulate the Uganda Martyrs’ on unity amidst trials and persecution occasioned by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Kazimba was today delivering his maiden Martyrs’ day sermon at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vatican has finally elevated Uganda Martyrs Church, Munyonyo into a minor Basilica for its unique connection with the Uganda Martyrs. The minor Basilica status is granted by a special decree signed by the Pope following a series of processes. Although the processes ended …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The story of the Uganda martyrs has been told and retold in Uganda and to the entire world. It is a tale that draws a mixture of inspiration, emotions, joy and distress, recollecting the determination by the African converts who shed blood for their newfound …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Catholic bishops and religious leaders participating in SECAM assembly have paid glowing tributes to the Uganda Martyrs. The delegates led by His Grace Archbishop Gabriel Mbilingi, the President of SECAM on Wednesday traced the footsteps of the Uganda Martyrs from St. Denis Ssebugwawo …

How the ‘Kaveera ban’ failed Kampala, Uganda | ALFRED OCHWO | Even though the Uganda Episcopal Conference declared the Uganda Martyrs a kaveera-free zone under a campaign dubbed ‘TuvvekuKaveera’, the ban did not work. And the pilgrims were not to blame. It was the traders. Just after the service inside …