Tag Archives: Church

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | A bombing in a Cairo church on Sunday near the headquarters of the Coptic pope killed at least 25 people, state media reported. It was the deadliest suspected attack on the country’s beleaguered Christian minority in recent memory. The explosion ripped through the church around …

Kibeho, Rwanda | AFP | Christian pilgrims gather each year in their thousands in the southern Rwandan hill town of Kibeho, some hopeful of miracles where three schoolgirls said the Virgin Mary came to them. A service held Monday in the small, isolated town marked the 35th anniversary of the …

The High Court in Kampala has summoned the leader of the Church of Uganda Archbishop Stanley Ntagali to respond to allegations by 11 canons that he has unlawfully taken over  the episcopal jurisdiction of West Ankole Diocese. Canons led by Christopher Kisembo accuse Archbishop Ntagali of abusing his authority and the constitution of the …

VIDEO: Calm has returned to Arua as 22 suspects in Thursday’s anti-bishop Sabino Odoki demonstration, are charged and remanded. But as Moses Walugembe reports the violence that engulfed Ediofe Cathedral and now threatening the Catholic Church in Arua diocese was just an explosion of a long time internal conflict in the church.   Share …

VIDEO: The Archbishop for Tororo Dr. Emmanuel Obbo has criticized Government over its continued promotion of condom use as a form preventive strategy against HIV/AIDS.   He made the remarks at Nagongera Seminary Tororo at the closure of a five day youth conference attended by over 4000 youths from Bukedi …

By Ian Katusiime Vatican is watching how Archbishop Lwanga deals with the Fr. Musaala saga “It is a good point for reflection but it will not change the fundamentals of the church.” That is how one practicing Catholic assessed the impact of recent revelations by renowned celebrity Catholic priest, Father …

By Dicta Asiimwe Is it time for  priests to marry? In the last two weeks, the Roman Catholic Church has been in the news over its pedophilia scandals. Most of the scandals have been from Europe, especially in Ireland and Germany, the home country of Pope Benedict XVI, who is …

By Bob Kasango The troubling history of the Catholic Church and abuse of children has Pope Benedict embroiled in yet another pedophile scandal. This time it started with Pope Benedict himself when as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and his handling of the case of a priest accused of pedophilia. Cardinal Joseph …