Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church in Uganda is facing a critical shortage of mass wine. Wine is one of the important items at the altar for the holy Eucharist. It is emerging that the shortage which has been on since the Lent period, is likely to bite …
Read More »Priest calls for canonization of Benedicto Kiwanuka
Rubaga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A priest has proposed that Uganda’s first Chief Justice Benedicto Kiwanuka be canonized as a saint. Kiwanuka was kidnapped in 1972 from his High Court Office in Kampala and reportedly murdered by the former President of Uganda, Idi Amin Dada. 50 years since his …
Read More »278 skeletons found at Sri Lanka mass grave
Colombo, Sri Lanka | AFP | Some 278 skeletons have been found at one of the biggest mass graves uncovered in Sri Lanka since the end of the country’s civil war almost a decade ago, a top investigator said Friday. Dozens of women and children as well as men were …
Read More »More than 200 mass graves found in former IS territory in Iraq: UN
Baghdad, Iraq | AFP | More than 200 mass graves containing up to 12,000 victims have been found so far in Iraq that could hold vital evidence of war crimes by the Islamic State group, the UN said Tuesday. The United Nations in Iraq (UNAMI) and its human rights office …
Read More »President joins Catholic pilgrims at Assumption Day mass
Kampala, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Museveni has thanked Ugandans for fighting for democracy and also for choosing a government that can ensure peace and security. The President, who was speaking to Catholic pilgrims during the Mass at Our Lady, Queen of Peace Kiwamirembe Catholic Shrine in Lweza Parish, Wakiso district, …
Read More »VIDEO: Buganda Katikkiro Mayiga’s speech at Kaweesi’s requiem mass
VIDEO (Luganda) : Buganda Katikkiro Mayiga’s speech at Kaweesi’s requiem mass….. “We’ve many problems in this country including poverty, unemployment and diseases but we can’t solve them by killing each other.” Share on: WhatsApp
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