By Wilberforce Kawere and Mike Musisi-Musoke Mukono diocese on Sunday celebrated forty years of existence having been carved out of Namirembe Diocese in 1984, with installation of the late Dr. Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyooyo as its first bishop. Four successive bishops have since been installed after Nkoyooyo, who was succeeded by the late Dr. Michael Ssenyimba […]
Pope Francis has today, November 26, 2024 appointed Msgr. Constantine Rupiny as the new Bishop of Nebbi diocese. Msgr. Rupiny replaces Bp. Raphael p’Mony Wokorach who was appointed as the Bishop of Nebbi on March 31, 2021. However, Bp. Wokorach was again elevated by the Pope as the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Gulu on […]
The 6th Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Bp. Moses Banja has pardoned the 10:30am choir and also asked for forgiveness from the choir members. Bp. Banja had suspended the 10:30am choir over a number of reasons including indiscipline. The bishop therefore asked those who wanted to continue with the service to follow the given procedures and […]
By Wilberforce Kawere and Mike Musisi-Musoke The bishop of Mukono diocese, Enos Kitto Kagodo has issued a directive to administrators of church-run schools in the diocese to forthwith ban learners from wearing highly fashionable attires while at school. Fashionable attires banned by Bp. Kagodo include earrings, necklaces, plaited and overgrown hair styles. In the end […]
In her address, the Superior General of the Good Samaritan Sisters, Sr. John Evangelist Mugisha decried the rampant land grabbing actions which she said has kept nuns running the Good Samaritans Health Centre III Takajjunge – Mukono on tension following incessant threats from the land grabbers. The Prime Minister of Uganda, Robinah Nabbanja on Sunday […]
Right Reverend Calistus Rubaramira, the Bishop of Kabale Diocese, has suspended Rev. Fr. Ignatius Arinaitwe over alleged financial impropriety and dishonesty. Fr. Arinaitwe serves in the administration department at the diocesan headquarters. He is also the founder and executive director of Good Samaritan Ministries for Batwa Action (GSMBA), a Not for Profit community based organization […]
The Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, Paul Ssemwogerere has urged the faithful to stay focused on the practical aspects of coffee growing, advising them not to be distracted by the ongoing debates over the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) merger. In recent weeks, there has been heated discussion surrounding the decision to collapse and absorb the […]
Over 40 church ministers in the Anglican diocese of Luweero have been transferred and promoted in a sweeping adjustment announced by the Bishop Rt. Rev. Wilson Kisekka, during a synod meeting held at St. Mark’s Cathedral Luweero on Thursday. Announcing the changes, Bishop Kisekka said it had been deemed necessary to make the changes in […]
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has resigned following criticism of his handling of a report into a child abuser who was associated with the Church of England. Justin Welby had faced mounting pressure to resign after it emerged last week that he did not follow up on reports of John Smyth’s abuse of more […]
The head of laity for Lugazi Catholic Diocese, Augustine Kato has decried tendencies including drunkenness, land grabbing, domestic violence and other unreligious acts among Ugandans, saying that such acts have compromised believers’ martyrdom as bequeathed to us by God. Dr. Kato said that what is more unfortunate is the fact that these days, land grabbers […]