The seeds of Uganda Martyrs’ Day can be said to have unknowingly planted in 1875 when the British-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley arrived in the royal court of the Buganda Kabaka (king ...

Pope Francis visits Uganda and holds Mass for martyrs 01:36. NAMUGONGO, Uganda --Pope Francis on Saturday honored the Ugandan Christians who were burned alive rather than renounce their faith a ...

Uganda: Martyrs Day 2015. 31 May 2015. The Independent (Kampala) By Agnes E. Nantaba. The scene is scary. The 23 men and boys, tied up with ropes, are being burned in a flaming bonfire of wood and ...

Established in 2015, the Uganda Martyrs Museum in Namugongo at the Church of Uganda grounds was founded under the vision bearer Dr Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo. After its construction, the church ...

Kampala, Uganda, Jun 8, 2018 / 02:01 am. They came by plane, by bus, and even on foot: pilgrims traveled thousands of miles to Uganda's Catholic shrine for the feast of the Uganda Martyrs ...

Uganda Martyrs Day is here! This year's celebrations are however different to the previous ones. People are being urged to observe the day at their respective homes as there will be no ...

The Uganda Martyrs became the first Black Saints canonised by the Catholic Church in modern times after Pope Paul VI presided over a ceremony at the Vatican on October 18, 1964.

Pope Francis’ visit to Uganda last year for the 50th anniversary of the canonization of the Namugongo martyrs drew 3.5 million people. “Tourism is one of the major drivers of developing ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Pope Francis is paying his respects to 19th century Ugandan Christians who were burnt alive rather than renounce their faith, the latest group of martyrs from around the ...

Uganda’s The Observer also reported that at least 22 pilgrims were admitted to hospital as a result of “head injuries sustained while struggling to gain access to the Catholic Martyrs ...