Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged believers gathered at the Namugongo Shrine in Kampala, Uganda, for this year’s Martyrs’ Day Pilgrimage on Monday to be at the forefront of fostering peace ...

(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 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Thousands of pilgrims from across Uganda and neighboring countries converged on Namugongo, a Kampala suburb, after walking for days to join the country’s annual Martyrs Day ...

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 ...

Martyrs Day in Uganda, which had been reduced to an alcohol, roasted pork joints and sex market is being returned to its original meaning, with more than 500,000 Martyrs Day in Uganda, which had been ...

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 ...

Pope Francis arrives in procession to celebrate Mass for the martyrs of Uganda near the Catholic shrine at Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda, Nov. 28, 2015. Authorities in Uganda have banned the sale of ...

Last year’s event was also low key with access to pilgrims cancelled due to a national coronavirus lockdown. This year’s Uganda Martyrs Day annual celebrations that falls on June 3 were celebrated ...

104 year old Jeremana Muthikwa (center) with other Catholic pilgrims at Nakuru town trekking to Namugongo Martyrs Shrine in Uganda on May 17, 2019. [File, Standard] For eight years, Jeremana Muthikwa ...

Preparations for the 2026 Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations have been officially flagged off at Uganda Christian University (UCU). UCU was entrusted by the House of Bishops to lead the 2026 Uganda ...

Thousands of pilgrims from across Uganda and neighboring countries converged on Namugongo, a Kampala suburb, after walking for days to join the country's annual Martyrs Day observance. The day is ...