Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbarara Ecclesiastical province has been selected to lead next year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations with or without Covid-19. The announcement is contained in a circular signed by the Chairman of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, an umbrella of Catholic Bishops in Uganda, Rt. Rev. Joseph Anthony …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church has restricted this year’s Uganda Martyrs’ day celebrations at Namugongo shrines to only 200 people. Uganda Episcopal Conference has for the second time selected Masaka Diocese to lead the celebrations on June 03rd, 2021 after missing the opportunity last year following the …
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Masaka , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Catholic Diocese has experimented their idea of dedicating a special day for young people to celebrate the annual pilgrimage feast of the Uganda Martyrs day. On June 3, every year, Christians from different corners of the world converge at the Uganda Martrys shrine …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anglican Church will hold a televised service to commemorate Uganda Martyrs day. The day held annually on June 3, is in honour of the martyrdom of 45 young men who converted to Christianity between 1885 and 1887 to the annoyance of Kabaka Mwanga …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 2020 Catholic Uganda Martyr’s Day feast slated for May 29th for the youth and June 3 for the rest has been called off due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For the first time in many years, the annual catholic Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the Minister for East African Community Affairs Kirunda Kivejinja to contact families of the Kenyan pilgrims who were knocked dead in Uganda two weeks ago, for possible compensation. Four Kenyans were knocked dead by a hit and run commuter …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church still needs 414 million Shillings to achieve its targets in organizing this year’ Uganda Martyrs day celebrations. The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese Dr John Baptist Odama says many of the pledges towards preparations have not been fulfilled creating a shortfall in the initial …
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