Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Everything is in place for the consecration and enthronement of Rev. Canon Wilson Kisekka as the fourth bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Luwero, scheduled for today (Sunday). By Saturday evening, the function venue at St. Mark’s Cathedral had been fully decorated for the occasion, with …
Read More »Luwero Anglican and Catholic Bishops denounce same sex marriages and land grabbing
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Caretaker Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Luwero, the Rt. Rev. James William Ssebaggala strongly condemned same-sex relationships during his sermon at the Christmas Service at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Luwero Town Council. Ssebaggala, a retired Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Mukono, urged …
Read More »Anglican head Welby appeals to Archbishop Kazimba on gays
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has written to the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Kazimba Mugalu urging him to reconsider support for the recently enacted anti-homosexuality law. Welby who is the leader of the Church of England and ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican …
Read More »Anglican Church hails Museveni for assenting to anti-homosexuality bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba hailed President Museveni for taking a bold step in assenting to the Anti-Homosexuality bill 2023 into law. In a statement released after the announcement, Dr. Kaziimba described the move as diligent work also hailing …
Read More »Anglican amphitheatre nears completion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the 13.1 billion Shillings amphitheater at the Anglican Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo is near completion ahead of the Martyrs’ Day celebrations slated for 3 June 2023. Construction of the infrastructure, circular in design, started in June 2021 with partial funding from well-wishers …
Read More »Six priests vie for election as Bishop of Luwero diocese
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six priests have made it to the list of candidates for the position of Bishop for Luwero Anglican Diocese. This comes ahead of the retirement of the current Bishop Reverend Eridard Nsubuga Kironde in July this year after clocking the mandatory 65 years …
Read More »Nkoyoyo rests at Namugongo Martrys Shrine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Archbishop of Church of Uganda Dr. Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo has been laid to rest by thousands at the Anglican shrine of the Uganda Martyrs at Namugongo. As was his wish, Nkoyoyo was buried in as simple a grave as possible, at a site that he …
Read More »Rev. Canon Christine Shimanya: The priest of parliament
Kampala, Uganda | AGNES NANTABA | For the last 15 years, Rev. Canon Christine Shimanya, has been one of the top female clergy in the history of the Anglican Church of Uganda. Aside from being the chaplain of the Parliament of Uganda, Shimanya is the coordinator for prayer and intercession in …
Read More »VIDEO: Pope makes historic visit to Rome Anglican church
Rome, Italy | AFP | Pope Francis attended a service at the All Saints’ Church in Rome on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff in history to visit an Anglican church in the Italian capital. Francis’s visit marked the 200th anniversary of the All Saints’ church, furthering a rapprochement between the …
Read More »Church of England welcomes first openly gay bishop
London, United Kingdom | AFP | A British bishop has become the first in the Church of England — the mother church of the worldwide Anglican faith — to announce he is homosexual, in an interview published Saturday. Nicholas Chamberlain, the Bishop of Grantham in central England, told the Guardian …
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