Tag Archives: Religion

A Short Tenure on the Horizon for new Bishop? Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda, sitting at Acaki Hotel in Kitgum Diocese on February 16, 2025, has elected Rev. Canon Gaster Nsereko as the 7th Bishop of West Buganda Diocese. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda in the West Buganda diocese is embroiled in yet another bitter disagreement pitting the clergy against Christians over the alleged intrigues surrounding the search for a new Bishop. The disagreements are threatening the process of choosing a potential replacement for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has called on the church and Christians to take proactive steps in safeguarding children, as he responded to the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. Welby resigned following …

Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | After decades ‘sheltering’ in what was originally St Peter’s College Chapel in Nyangole, Tororo Archdiocese will mark the 10th anniversary of Dr Emmanuel Obbo as Archbishop by starting to build a new cathedral. Archbishop Dr Obbo revealed the cathedral news that excited Christians, on …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Since last week, Catholic believers in Nalyamagonja-Manyangwa, Gayaza in Wakiso District, have flocked to a home where it’s claimed that the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, appeared during a rosary prayer gathering. Alex Kamoga, a resident of the area who claims to have been present …

How Kampala Based Catholics from Mbarara Archdiocese Collectively Impact Livelihood Mbararaf, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Collective efforts put up by the Catholic faithful who stay in Kampala but originate from the Mbarara Archdiocese have continued to have a lasting impact on the lives of fellow diocesans back home. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Robert Kayanja of the Rubaga Miracle Center Church has made an impassioned plea for justice, in a case where nine people are accused of making false sodomy accusations against him. The nine are Peter Serugo, Reagan Ssentongo, Moses Tumwine, Khalifa Labeeb, Alex Wakamala, …

UBOS: Numbers of Religion, tribe presented in error Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has admitted to having errors in the number of religious and tribal indicators presented in the final census report. This comes after widespread public outcry of the census results, particularly regarding …

Curators Correct Mistaken Identity of Uganda Martyrs Namugongo, Uganda | CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA  – URN | One of the most iconic photographs capturing what many thought were the faces of the earliest Catholic converts in Uganda has come under fresh scrutiny. Curators now say the people in the photograph were not …

Namugongo, Uganda | THE  INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church is set to establish a dedicated museum for the Uganda Martyrs, aimed at becoming a central repository for information and artifacts related to their martyrdom. Rev. Fr. Anthony Musuubire, the Kampala Archdiocesan Archivist, said that the museum will be situated at …