Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Kitgum Diocese, Rtd Rev. Wilson Kitara has welcomed 26 new converts from different faith including Catholicism, Islam and Pentecostals among others into the Anglican faith. The 26 converts declared their change of faith during a confirmation service at Lagwai Sub parish in …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum diocese on Sunday ordained up to seven deacons, priested one deacon and commissioned 41 lay readers in an ordination service at Kilak Parish in Pader Sub County, Pader district. While delivering a sermon to the new clergy men and women, the parish priest Kitgum …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Diocese of Kitgum has rolled out initiatives to strengthen the fight against teenage pregnancies within communities of East Acholi. This follows an upsurge in cases of teenage pregnancies recorded in the region in the past five months, after the institution of partial lockdown measures …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed development of a Memorial Centre in honour of St Janani Luwum at Wii-Gweng Village in Mucwini Sub County in Kitgum District has suffered setbacks. In a bid to keep Luwum’s memory and legacy alive, the government, Church of Uganda and well-wishers proposed to …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Peko Lugai II, the new Palwo Clan Chief in Pader district has urged his subjects to embark on massive utilization of the available land in the region for agricultural production to generate income. While delivering his maiden speech as the Palwo clan chief after …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi religious leaders have mourned Bishop Emeritus of Kitgum Diocese, Benjamin Ojwang, who died on Monday. Bishop Emeritus Ojwang, 67, succumbed to high blood pressure and diabetes. In September, he suffered a stroke. The Bishop of Kitgum Diocese, Rev. Wilson Kitara, who served under Ojwang’s …
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