A prayer in every detail Beyond the visual, Ashton provided the sound system for the Triduum prayers leading up to Martyrs’ ...

It's not clear how the suspect was killed as the army and police were yet to address journalists about the operation ...

The Uganda martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their story continues to resonate across Africa. In 1993, Pope John Paul II visited Namugongo. And in 2015, ...

The Martyrs Day event, one of the largest Christian pilgrimages in Africa, draws millions of believers each year to honour 45 people, made up of 22 Catholics and 23 Anglicans, who were killed between ...

Did you know that in Uganda there is a day where millions of people walk to the capital to celebrate Mass at a shrine to 45 'Ugandan Martyrs' who died for their faith 140 years ago. Here's my ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the lead-up to the celebrations of Uganda Martyrs’ Day on June 3, pilgrims journeyed to Namugongo’s shrine to commemorate the heroism of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions.

Pope Francis on Saturday morning celebrated the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the National Sanctuary of the Ugandan Martyrs at Namugongo. The Shrine commemorates the martyrdom of 22 young Catholic ...

The Uganda martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their story continues to resonate across Africa. In 1993, Pope John Paul II visited Namugongo. And in 2015, ...