The much-loved National Martyrs Choral Festival organized by Vision Group is now underway. It was officially launched by the Pastoral Coordinator of Kampala Archdiocese, Fr Dr Ambrose Bwangatto, on ...

Catholic sisters are among the crowd gathering at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda's capital, to honor the 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican martyrs killed between 1885 and 1887.

NAMUGONGO, Uganda — In an extraordinary display of the vitality of the Catholic faith in Africa, a crowd of possibly more than 4 million people gathered for Mass today on the very same grounds where ...

One of Africa’s — and the world’s — largest religious gatherings will take place on June 3 in Kampala, Uganda, and one group from Kenya has already begun its more than 200-mile pilgrimage to arrive ...

A window at St. Jerome Church in Hyattsville, Md., depicts the Ugandan Martyrs, among them Joseph Mkasa and Charles Lwanga. The young Catholic men were executed with other Christians by Kabaka -- or ...

NAMUGONGO, Uganda (RNS) — Beneath the equatorial sun and a sky streaked with clouds, thousands of pilgrims move slowly toward Namugongo. Their bare feet blistered, lips murmuring prayers and hands ...

(RNS) — The Uganda martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their story continues to resonate across Africa. NAMUGONGO, Uganda (RNS) — Beneath the equatorial sun and a sky streaked with ...