Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is rising worry that being a godparent is largely becoming ceremonial, with those chosen for the honourable role ignoring their responsibilities and parents failing to choose the appropriate people. Godparenting is an age-old tradition in many Christian denominations tagged on baptism of new converts …
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Wadi al-Kharrar, Jordan | AFP | Hundreds of Catholic worshippers attended a special mass Friday on the banks of the Jordan River in an annual pilgrimage to the site where many believe Jesus was baptised. Before the ceremony started on the Jordanian side of the river, dozens of priests filled …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Museveni commemorates 70 years of his baptism
***** PICTORIAL: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 73, and his family on Sunday celebrated 70 years of his Christian life at St. Luke Church Of Uganda, Kinoni in Mbarara where prayers and a fundraising were held. Museveni said he was keen on the commemoration of his baptism day so that he would …
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