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At least 55 pilgrims narrowly escaped death on Tuesday, June 4, after the bus they were travelling in overturned at Opedede ...
The Namugongo shrine is where St. Charles Lwanga, a Ugandan convert to the Catholic Church, and his companions were burned to ...
Before the start of Mass at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo on Tuesday, a number of pilgrims claimed to have witnessed ...
Over 30 Kenyans are currently hospitalised in neighbouring Uganda following a road accident involving the bus they were ...
A bus carrying 30 Kenyan pilgrims to Uganda’s Martyrs Day celebrations crashed on June 14, injuring passengers. The driver ...
Historical records from various sources indicate that the first official pilgrimage to Namugongo was made by the Mill Hill ...
Elevated to a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1993, this sacred Ugandan landmark has become a global pilgrimage ...
The Catholic shrine and Anglican martyrs site attract thousands of pilgrims and tourists every June, putting security and ...
As thousands gathered in prayer for the Martyrs' Day celebrations, some pilgrims shouted that they had seen visions of the ...
Security has been significantly heightened in Namugongo as President Kaguta Museveni is expected to attend the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations at the Anglican site.The annual religious event, which ...
The acting Defence Public Information Officer, Col. Chris Magezi has revealed that security were not caught off guard by the June 3 Martyrs' Day suicide bombing attempt, having received intelligence ...
Namugongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ululation and dance filled Namugongo on Sunday as the animating diocese made its grand ...