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Catholic Church in Uganda

Participants listen during the Spiritus hub in the Diocese of Iringa, Tanzania, March 10, 2022. East African church leaders are welcoming Australian Catholic University’s international faith formation program. Credit: Courtesy Photo

Ongoing Formation Program Seeks to Help Christians "go deeper in faith”: Priest in Uganda

Mar 30, 2022

A Catholic Priest heading a department of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) has lauded the ongoing Spiritus Faith Formation program that has involved religious leaders and Laity in East Africa saying the initiative is expected to “help Christians go deeper in their faith”. 

Official logo and motto of Pope Francis’ Apostolic visit to the South Sudan in July 2022. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis’ Planned South Sudan Trip Shines Hope for Refugees: Catholic Priest in Uganda

Mar 29, 2022

The number of refugees arriving in Uganda from neighboring South Sudan has risen in the past weeks, a Catholic Priest ministering in Uganda’s Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu has said, and exuded confidence that the planned Papal visit to the East-Central African country will ignite hope in the displaced people.

Bishop Robert Muhiirwa of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal addresses members of the Press ahead of the Martyrs' Day celebration in the Archdiocese of Kampala. Credit: Ugandan Catholics Online

Millions Expected at Uganda’s Catholic Pilgrimage as Country Relaxes COVID-19 Rules

Mar 27, 2022

With Uganda having relaxed COVID-19 restrictions, including the widely publicized reopening of schools, millions of pilgrims from all over the world are expected to throng the country’s Namugongo Shrine for the annual Martyr’s Day celebrations on June 3.

Some pregnant women and single mothers at Doctors with Africa CUAMM in Uganda. Credit: Doctors with Africa CUAMM

Medical Doctor at Catholic Entity in Uganda Spearheading Initiative to Help Pregnant Girls

Mar 20, 2022

A volunteer medical doctor with Doctors with Africa CUAMM in Uganda has said that the Italy-based non-governmental organization focused on healthcare is training midwives through an initiative dubbed “Adolescent project” to safeguard pregnant girls in the East African country.