A celebration of faith by people from all walks of life On June 3 every year, the usually slow paced Namugongo village on the edge of Kampala becomes a hubbub of activity as millions of pilgrims from all over the world converge on it to celebrate the Uganda Martyrs Day. …
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Hundreds of thousands of Christians once again are making the annual pilgrimage to Namugongo Martyrs Shrines to commemorate the 45 Christian young men (recognized in the spirit of Christian unity or ecumenism as 22 Catholics and 23 Anglicans) who were killed by KabakaMwanga II in 1886. These martyrs are among …
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Namugongo, Uganda | VATICAN RADIO | The Uganda Martyrs Day celebration has taken place at Uganda’s Namugongo shrine. According to Uganda’s Daily Monitor Newspaper, by 8 am all the pavilions where pilgrims sit were already full even though people were still trying to make the security clearances to get inside the shrine for …
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Residents of Namugongo just outside Kampala have taken to social media to complain after Uganda Police issued traffic guidelines that have left many of them stranded ahead of the Martyrs’ day celebrations. Traffic in the surrounding areas of Namugongo has also noticeably been affected, with those driving having to take longer …
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The Kiyinda-Mityana diocese together with the Uganda Episcopal Conference and the Uganda Tourism Board have organised a faith-based walk on Sunday May 22. The walk and Martyrs Day activities will be marketed globally. Martyrs Day, to celebrate the martyrdom of Uganda’s martyrs, attracts national, regional and international visitors annually. Organisers …
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By Mwambutsya Ndebesa Christians at the shrines be offered theological guidance Uganda is a superstitious prone country. There are some Ugandans who must sacrifice an animal and sometimes human beings because they want to be rich. Ugandans sacrifice in order to get blessings or to cover a new car or …
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By Mwambutsya Ndebesa Christians at the shrines be offered theological guidance Uganda is a superstitious prone country. There are some Ugandans who must sacrifice an animal and sometimes human beings because they want to be rich. Ugandans sacrifice in order to get blessings or to cover a new car or …
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