(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 ...

NAMUGONGO, Uganda — In an extraordinary display of the vitality of the Catholic faith in Africa, a crowd of possibly more than 4 million people gathered for Mass today on the very same grounds where ...

Large crowds of Ugandans greeted Pope Francis on Saturday as he held a mass youth rally and honoured martyred Christians on his landmark trip to Africa, which he dubbed "the continent of hope". The 78 ...

Catholic sisters are among the crowd gathering at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda's capital, to honor the 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican martyrs killed between 1885 and 1887.

Lugazi Diocese gears up for first Martyrs Day lead in 22 years. Lugazi Diocese, tasked with leading this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, is appealing for greater support to cover a significant ...

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 ...

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Against the backdrop of a scourge of corruption estimated to cost the African continent $140 billion every year, Pope Francis has authorized the beatification of a new ...