Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clerics at Our Lady of Trust Catholic Church in Pakwach district are seeking 3.2 billion Shillings to renovate and expand the 66-year-old Church. The church, which falls under Pakwach Parish, Nebbi Catholic Diocese, was built in 1958. The Pastoral Coordinator of Nebbi Catholic Diocese, …
Read More »Christ The King warns of fraudsters using Msgr Kalumba’s Anniversary to collect money
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians at Christ The King Catholic Church in Kampala have been cautioned about fraudsters claiming to be collecting funds for the anniversary of their Parish Priest Msgr Gerald Kalumba. Kalumba will mark 50 years of priesthood in May. The fraudsters are using online systems including …
Read More »Mukono Diocese appoints Namirembe reject
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev. Abel Sserwanja Merewooma who was dismissed for allegedly forging academic documents, has been appointed to serve in Mukono Diocese. Rev. Merewooma was dismissed by Namirembe Diocese on November 20, 2024, just months after being transferred to Kitegomba Church in Gayaza Archdeaconry from St. …
Read More »NOVEMBER 9: Tororo Diocese laity to raise money to rehabilitate St Anthony’s Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tororo Archdiocese Development Association of the Laity (TADAL) will on November 9 hold a grand fundraising dinner in support of the renovation of St Anthony’s Hospital in Tororo. Parliament Speaker Anita Annet Among and Archbishop Dr. Emmanuel Obbo will grace the fundraising dinner to be …
Read More »From State Control to Prosperity Gospel: Christianity’s evolution in Africa
COMMENT | Gertrude Kamya Othieno | The institutionalisation of Christianity by the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 was a decisive moment in the faith’s history. What began as a diverse, decentralised movement based on Jesus’ teachings was transformed into a formalised state religion, primarily serving the Roman Empire’s political needs. The …
Read More »Kenyan church cult massacre that killed hundreds haunts survivors
Autopsies on more than 100 bodies showed deaths from starvation, strangulation, suffocation, and injuries from blunt objects ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock …
Read More »MUSEVENI: A church is a church, not an NGO
President Museveni Agrees Not To Register Churches As NGOs Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has pledged to resolve the issue of registering new churches as Nongovernmental Organizations. “The issue of periodic registration of new churches as NGOs, we are going to resolve it. A church …
Read More »Speaker Anita Among: Parliament committed to working with the Church
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is committed to working with the Church to promote and protect biblical values, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has assured Christians. “As Parliament, we pledge our unwavering support towards making laws that are good for humanity, respect for family and gives value to …
Read More »‘Build big churches, but build bigger schools’
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “Build big churches, but build bigger schools-when you build bigger schools, they will produce products that will build much bigger churches,” Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has encouraged the Anglican church. He made the call while officiating at the ground breaking ceremony of Saints, Andrew …
Read More »Tayebwa: Use church structures to fight poverty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has called on the prelates under the Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province Association (MEPA) to use church structures to eradicate poverty. Tayebwa was the chief pilgrim at the MEPA annual Pilgrimage at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on Sunday, 12 November 2023. He …
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