The atmosphere was vibrant and spiritually charged yesterday at the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine in Namugongo as the last-minute preparations for the much-anticipated Martyrs’ Day celebrations were ...

The pilgrims, drawn from the dioceses of Kisii, Nayitiri, and Kisoko in Bungoma, crossed into Uganda through the Busia and Malaba border points. Over 200 pilgrims from Kenya have arrived in Uganda ...

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 ...

(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 ...

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.