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200 Pilgrims Begin Their Foot Journey From Kabale To Namugongo

Namugongo Martyr's Day: 200 Pilgrims Begin Their Foot Journey...

As of today morning, over 200 pilgrims from Kabale Diocese started a journey to Namugongo. The pilgrimage will see them make their way to the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo ahead of the June 3 Martyrs Celebrations. Pilgrims from Kisoro, Rubanda, and Kabale districts assembled at Kabale diocesan headquarters on Saturday. They later had a holy mass at St Mary’s ...

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Namugongo Areas Filled With People Ahead Of Martyr’s Day

Namugongo Areas Filled With People Ahead Of Martyr’s Day

Namugongo is home to Uganda’s Catholic and Anglican shrines. On the 3rd of June, Ugandans will celebrate the martyrs who died for their faith. This has always seen pilgrims move long distances to the Uganda Martyr’s Shrine in Namugongo to pay tribute to them. Over the years, the number of pilgrims has only kept in going higher for an unknown ...

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Rwandan Pilgrims Denied Entry In to Uganda To Join Fellow Pilgrims

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It’s almost five months now since disagreements between Rwanda and Uganda started and it doesn’t look as if it will end sooner. This time around, Rwandan pilgrims have been blocked from entering the pearl of Africa to join fellow pilgrims. Check also: The Remembering Of The Uganda Martyrs It’s over 100 days now, politics and interactions as well as businesses at ...

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President Museveni Joined Nyerere Family Led By Mama Maria, Other Pilgrims From Tanzania

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President Museveni Joined the Nyerere family led by Mama Maria, pilgrims from Tanzania and the rest of the world, this morning at Namugongo Martyrs Shrine to pray for Late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere’s beatification and canonization. In my assessment, no one else has made a bigger contribution to the African race and cause than Mwalimu Nyerere, in the 4.5 million years ...

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