Uganda originally had invited the Holy Father in 2014 for the 50th anniversary of its martyrs, but the Vatican could not accommodate the request. Kampala revived the request. The pontiff ...

The shrine is a significant site for the Uganda Martyrs, including St Andrew Kaggwa and St Dennis Ssebugwawo, who were killed by King Mwanga II in 1886 and canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1964.

His presence united the people of Uganda in faith, joy, and spiritual renewal. The pinnacle of Pope Francis’s visit was his Mass at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, where he honored the 22 young Ugandan ...

In Uganda, there is a similarity between this year’s Easter week and that of 1979 – unstable power supply. In 1979, the blackouts were related to an external (military) force entering Uganda; today ...

The pinnacle of Pope Francis’s visit was his Mass at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine, where he honored the Uganda Martyrs—22 young Catholics executed in the late 1800s for refusing to renounce their ...