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“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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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 Anniversary, Ugandan Catholic Archbishop Testifies about Saving Power of Blessed Sacrament during Insurgency

Dec 17, 2024

Every trip that Archbishop John Baptist Odama made to the bushes to meet members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) for peace negotiations during one of Uganda’s worst insurgencies was a major risk.

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AI Training to Equip African Catholic Journalists with Skills to Foster Good Values amid Technological Advancements

Dec 3, 2024

Catholic Journalists in Africa seeking to stay on top of technological advancements while helping promote good societal values are set to benefit from Artificial Intelligence (AI) training that has been slotted in the Pan-African Congress scheduled for August next year.

Mons. Constantine Rupiny, appointed Bishop of Uganda's Catholic Diocese of Nebbi on 26 November 2024. Credit: Ugandan Catholics Online

Rector of Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary Appointed Bishop of Country’s Nebbi Diocese

Nov 26, 2024

Pope Francis has appointed Mons. Constantine Rupiny, currently serving as the rector of the Uganda Martyrs National Major Seminary Alokolum in Gulu as the Local Ordinary of Nebbi Catholic Diocese.

Women Religious Celebrated as “unsung heroes” as 20 in Uganda Graduate in Entrepreneurship Program

Sep 5, 2024

In their mission to address complex societal challenges and reduce suffering, Catholic Sisters venture into places where no one else would dare to go, the Vicar General of Uganda’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala has said, noting that this selfless commitment makes women Religious the world’s most “unsung heroes”.

Archbishop Raphael p’Mony Wokorach of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda. Credit: Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu

“We’re in one boat moving in the same direction”: Catholic Archbishop in Uganda Emphasizes Collaboration at Installation

Jul 13, 2024

Archbishop Raphael p’Mony Wokorach of the Catholic Archdiocese of Gulu in Uganda has underscored the need to foster collaboration and togetherness between members of the Clergy, women and men Religious, and the Laity for the growth of the Metropolitan See.

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Tributes Pour in for Young Ugandan Catholic Priest Who Smiled through Heart Illness

Jun 19, 2024

Fr. Joseph Okwara wore his signature smile as he welcomed pilgrims who arrived in Uganda for the 2024 pilgrimage at Namugongo Shrine in the country’s Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala.