Designed to look like an African hut, and wrapped around 22 copper pillars signifying the 22 Catholic martyrs, the shrine’s ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Centenary Bank, together with the Centenary Group of Companies have made a contribution of sh70 million to Kasese Diocese in support of preparations for the 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations. The ...

As millions of pilgrims flocked to the famed Ugandan shrine in Namugongo in the days leading to commemoration of the country's 45 Christian martyrs, local authorities ...

Centenary Bank, together with the Centenary Group of Companies, has made a contribution of Shs 70 million to Kasese Diocese in support of preparations for the 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations.The ...

The Diocese of Kasese has announced that it requires more than Shs 4 billion to organize the 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, set for June 3, 2026, at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine.Bishop Rt. Rev.

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A screenshot of CCTV footage of the scene of the bombing just moments before the explosion. The female bomber is sitting on the back of the motorcycle behind the white minivan taxi. On June 3, the ...