In this 2015 file photo, faithful near Kampala, Uganda, pray at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo. (Credit: CNS photo/Daniel Dal Zennaro, EPA.) Listen NAMUGONGO, Uganda — A sixty-two year old woman ...

Thousands of Pilgrims descended at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine on 3rd June after a two-year hiatus following the covid 19 pandemic when the government announced a two-year lock down to stem the ...

NAMUGONGO, Uganda — Thousands of pilgrims from Uganda and beyond trekked hundreds of miles on foot to honor the Uganda Martyrs and invoke their intercession In the lead-up to the celebrations of ...

Today, Namugongo stands among the world’s most important pilgrimage destinations, a spiritual magnet that draws more than two million pilgrims every year. And on Martyrs’ Day, June 3, the landscape ...

The security has urged pilgrims trekking to Namugongo Martyrs Shrine ahead of this year`s Martyrs' Day to be vigilant in order to avoid being victimised by criminals. Rukiga Resident District ...

The Archbishop of Kampala, Paul Ssemogerere, has officially blessed a multi-billion-shilling priests’ presbytery at the Catholic Uganda Martyrs Shrine Namugongo, marking a major milestone in the ...

At the Catholic Shrine, a well-organised, energetic choir would be singing an oratorio of the 22 original hymns of Uganda’s Martyrs. A kilometre away, another powerful choir at the Anglican Site would ...