On April 28, 1993, the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo was elevated to the prestigious status of a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II during a Pontifical Mass held at the site. This historic ...

With just days to the Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, the Catholic Church has invited the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) to treat the holy water at Namugongo Shrine to enhance its ...

Hundreds of pilgrims lined up outside the Uganda Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo on Monday morning, awaiting entrance to the revered site ahead of this year's Martyrs Day celebrations. By 5:30am ...

As millions of pilgrims flocked to the famed Ugandan shrine in Namugongo in the days leading to commemoration of the country's 45 Christian martyrs, local authorities ...

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.

“All access routes leading to my home (behind the Namugongo Catholic Shrine) are blocked by soldiers of the Special Forces Command (SFC) and Police. Where do you expect us to sleep?” one ...

The annual religious event, which draws millions of pilgrims from across Uganda and beyond, is being marked today at both the Catholic shrine and Anglican site in Namugongo, Wakiso District.

In 1993, Pope John Paul II visited Namugongo. And in 2015, Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the shrine during his visit to Uganda. Today, a basilica honoring the martyrs dominates the landscape ...

Millions are expected to arrive at the Namugongo Shrine, the site where St. Charles Lwanga and his companions were burned alive, to celebrate the Ugandan martyrs.

Visitors to Yasukuni shrine wait for the gate to open at 5:54 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2024, the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Mainichi/Yohei Koide ...

A staffing meltdown inside the Bureau of Land Management has erupted into open rebellion, with career officials defying orders from a top Interior Department official tied to Elon Musk’s ...