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Catholic Church in Uganda

Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma at the 71st Anniversary of St. Jude Thaddeus Devotion in Uganda. Credit: Uganda Catholics Online

“Live and work with the others”: Kenyan Bishop at 71st Anniversary of St. Jude Thaddeus Devotion in Uganda

Nov 1, 2025

Bishop Mark Kadima Wamukoya of the Catholic Diocese of Bungoma has urged the people of God in Uganda to embrace teamwork as a pathway to overcoming despair and finding fulfillment in life.

Archbishop Emmanuel Obbo. Credit: Episcopal Conference of Uganda (UEC)

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Apostolic Administrator of Uganda’s Jinja Diocese after Bishop’s Burial

Oct 30, 2025

The Holy Father has appointed the Archbishop of Uganda’s Tororo Metropolitan See as the Apostolic Administrator of the Catholic Diocese of Jinja.

Credit: Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC)

Catholic Bishop of Jinja Diocese in Uganda Laid to Rest amid Calls to Uphold Vision “to be one”

Oct 29, 2025

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere of Uganda's Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has encouraged the people of God in Jinja Catholic Diocese to uphold the unity and pastoral vision of their Bishop, the late Charles Martin Wamika who was laid to rest on Tuesday, October 28.

Archbishop Paul Ssemogere of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala. Credit: Ugandan Catholics Online

Land Grabbing “matter of growing concern” in Uganda, Catholic Archbishop Laments, Appeals for Intervention

Oct 28, 2025

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere of Uganda’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has decried the rising cases of land grabbing in the East African nation, describing the situation as “a matter of growing concern” that even threatens Church property.

Late Bishop Charles Martin Wamika. Credit: Uganda Catholics Online

Third Local Ordinary of Uganda’s Catholic Diocese of Jinja Dies at 72, Eulogized as “a pillar of development in Church”

Oct 22, 2025

Bishop Charles Martin Wamika of the Catholic Diocese of Jinja in Uganda has passed on at the age of 72.

“I arrived traumatized”: Ugandan Catholic Priest Recovers from Visa Woes in South Africa, Settles at Home Archdiocese

Oct 19, 2025

On October 2, the Feast Day of the Holy Guardian Angels, Fr. Stephen Syambi who was banned in South Africa in a visa renewal saga received a warm welcome at Our Lady of Perpetual Succor and St. Jude Thaddeus Naggulu Parish of Uganda’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala.

Credit: Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

“We were in adoration”: Mum of Ugandan-born Bishop-elect in U.S. Recalls Breaking News of Son’s Episcopal Appointment

Jun 12, 2025

The June 5 news of the Episcopal appointment of Ugandan-born Mons. Simon Peter Engurait for the Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana in the U.S. reached his mother while at prayer, she has recalled.

Bridget Nadunga Gidudu, second from the left, sings with other members of the Uganda Catholic Community of Michigan at Christ the King in Ann Arbor in 2024. (photo: Courtesy photo / Christ the King)

Ugandan Catholics Rejoice as One of Their Own Is Tapped to Lead Louisiana Diocese

Jun 11, 2025

Ugandan Catholics in the U.S. were focused on celebrating their patronal feast day last week when they received another cause for joy: Pope Leo XIV named one of their own to lead an American diocese.

Security Agents in Uganda Foil Planned Martyrs’ Day Terror Attack at Munyonyo Shrine after Timely Intelligence

Jun 9, 2025

Officers of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) have thwarted a planned suicide bombing during this year’s celebrations of Uganda Martyrs thanks to intelligence from a couple of days before the annual event that brings together millions of pilgrims, who travel from different countries to Kampala, the capital city of the East African nation.

Catholic Bishop in Uganda Advocates for “new” Style of Priestly Formation to Realize “synodal shepherds of hope”

May 23, 2025

There is a need to align formation of future Priests with the rapidly changing pastoral context of the modern world, Bishop Sanctus Lino Wanok of Uganda’s Catholic Diocese of Lira has said.

Archbishop Luigi Bianco, transferred to the Vatican diplomatic mission of Slovenia and Kosovo. Credit: UEC

Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda Transferred to Slovenia, Kosovo

May 21, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has transferred Archbishop Luigi Bianco, who has been serving as Apostolic Nuncio in Uganda, to the Vatican diplomatic mission of Slovenia and Kosovo.

Credit: Vatican Media

Catholic Bishops Laud “significant drop” in HIV Infections and Related Deaths in Uganda

Apr 10, 2025

Members of the Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) have acknowledged a decline in HIV infections and deaths related to the disease in the East African nation, attributing the drop to treatment and prevention services.

“Greed of a few” Key Factor in Uganda’s Environmental Degradation: Catholic Bishops

Apr 9, 2025

Greed is a primary factor in the environmental degradation in Uganda, Catholic Bishops in the East African nation have said. 

Catholic Bishops in Uganda with government officials at the end of the Eucharistic Celebration marking Martyrs Day 2023. Credit: Uganda Catholic Online

Uganda’s Catholic Bishops Decry Moral Decay, Urge Respect for Human Dignity as Violence “extends to unborn, newborns”

Apr 7, 2025

Uganda’s Catholic Bishops are decrying moral decay in the East African nation, which they say is manifested in homicide that has extended to foetuses and the newly born babies.

Credit: Archdiocese of Kampala

Reflecting on 10 Years of Laudato Si: Uganda’s Kampala Catholic Archdiocese, Partners Plan Workshop

Mar 27, 2025

The Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala in Uganda is organizing a workshop to examine the milestones the Archdiocese has achieved since the unveiling of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter on care for our common home, Laudato Si’, about 10 years ago.

Uganda Confirms Ebola Patient Death at Kampala Hospital, Catholic Chaplain Urges “strict” Adherence to Safety Measures

Feb 1, 2025

The Catholic Chaplain at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda is calling for “strict” adherence to preventive and control measures against viruses that spread Ebola disease after a patient passed on from it.

Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere. Credit: Kampala Archdiocese

“Stop intimidating and extorting Ugandans”: Catholic Archbishop Urges Security Officers

Dec 23, 2024

The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala in Uganda has appealed to security officers in the East African country to stop intimidating and extorting money from Ugandans following reported cases of police brutality and harassment in the country.

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni

Uganda’s President Lauds Catholic Church for Nurturing Youths as “wealth creators”, Addressing Socio-Economic Issues

Dec 20, 2024

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has commended the Catholic Church for empowering youth to become “wealth creators”, an achievement he said is consistent with his government’s efforts to tackle socio-economic challenges in the East African nation.

Pope Francis and Archbishop John Baptist Odama. Credit: Vatican Media/Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

Pope Francis Congratulates Ugandan Archbishop for “untiring labour of peace” during Lord’s Resistance Army Insurgency

Dec 19, 2024

Pope Francis has penned a letter congratulating the Archbishop emeritus of Uganda’s Gulu Catholic Archdiocese for his tireless peace-building efforts in the country’s Northern region that was engulfed in terror owing to the activities of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) between late 1880s and mid 1990s.

Archbishop John Baptist Odama during the December 14 celebration to mark 50 years since he was ordained a Priest. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

At Priestly Golden Jubilee, Catholic Archbishop in Uganda Advocates for Selflessness, Appeals for Clemency to Prisoners

Dec 18, 2024

Archbishop John Baptist Odama has marked 50 years since he was ordained a Priest with a call to selfless service, a request for forgiveness for the wrongs he may have done, and an appeal for “clemency, especially to prisoners”, who have not been tried for years.