Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic Bishops have chosen Jinja diocese to organize and animate the 2023 Martyrs day celebrations at the Namugongo Martyrs shrines. The decision, which was made in a rare ‘special’ broadcast on Uganda Episcopal Conference-owned Radio Sapientia, is one of the Bishops’ resolutions from their …
Read More »Catholic Bishops postpone annual plenary due to Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic Bishops under Uganda Episcopal Conference have postponed their annual plenary due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has entered the second phase leading to a surge in infections in the country. The Uganda Episcopal Conference is the Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy in Uganda that …
Read More »Security agencies asked not dent Christmas festival with violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic bishops under the Uganda Episcopal Conference have asked security agencies and political actors not to dent this year’s Christmas festivities with violence. In their Christmas message delivered by Bishop Joseph Anthony Zziwa, the Chairperson UEC and the Ordinary of Kiyinda-Mityana dioceses, the prelates decry …
Read More »Catholic Bishops condemn brutality aganist Makerere students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Uganda has condemned the brutality with which security responded to the Makerere University student strike over fees. The Bishops observe that the amount of force used by some security agents while arresting protesting students of Makerere University, journalists …
Read More »DR Congo’s disputed presidential election
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Felix Tshisekedi was sworn in as the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president Thursday after an election fraught with delays and doubts. Here is a recap. – Two-year delay – After being postponed three times, the elections go ahead on December 30, 2018 to chose …
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