Historical records from various sources indicate that the first official pilgrimage to Namugongo was made by the Mill Hill Fathers, led by Rev. Fr. Stephen Walters. This significant event took place on June 6, 1920—the very day Pope Benedict XV beatified the Uganda Martyrs. Namugongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | …
Read More »Archbishop Kazimba asks religious leaders to emulate missionaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop Church of Uganda Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has challenged religious leaders in the Anglican church to emulate the work of missionaries. Kazimba says that in the past, missionaries did a significant role by putting up infrastructures like churches, hospitals and schools. He was speaking …
Read More »Catholic church to unveil museum in memory of Muteesa I
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic church in Uganda is in final stages of unveiling a grand religious museum depicting the history of Christianity and Catholicism in particular, since the 1870s when the first missionaries arrived in the country. The development has been revealed by the Kampala Archbishop Cyprian …
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