Catholic bishops call for reconciliation
Friday June 04 2021
A procession of clergy arrives for the Martyrs’ Day Mass at the Uganda Martyrs Catholic Shrine Namugongo, Wakiso District, yesterday. For the second year running, the fete was without fanfare as pilgrims stayed away because of restrictions put in place to check Covid-19 spread. PHOTO | DAVID LUBOWA
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Bishop Ssemogerere urged security agencies to double their efforts in safeguarding the lives of Ugandans and investigating the killings. Kiyinda-Mityana Diocese Bishop Anthony Joseph Antony Zziwa, who is also the chairperson of the Uganda Episcopal Conference, urged everyone to continuously pray for the country amid the rampant killings and other forms of violence.
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Daily Monitor
Friday May 21 2021
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Security agencies during the campaigns arrested, and still hold, hundreds of Opposition supporters, especially those of National Unity Platform (NUP) led by Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine, the runner-up in the January 14 vote.
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President Museveni and his government have been urged to release all political detainees, especially the youths, most of whom were abducted by security operatives and imprisoned before, during and after the 2021 general election.
The appeal was made Friday by Bishop Anthony Zziwa, the chairperson of the Uganda Episcopal Conference during the 26th graduation ceremony of Uganda Martyrs University at Nkozi main campus in Mpigi District.
Fare-thee-well Archbishop Lwanga
Friday April 09 2021
Catholic bishops at the grave during the burial of Archbishop Lwanga at Rubaga Cathedral in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO/DAVID LUBOWA
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In a condolence message read by Vice President Edward Ssekandi, President Museveni described Archbishop Lwanga as a humble and faithful servant of God whose noble actions and wise counsel facilitated the growth of the Christian faith in Uganda and beyond.
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Rubaga Cathedral yesterday exploded into loud wails and outpouring of emotions as the casket bearing the remains of late Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga was lowered into a crypt inside the Church.
The cathedral pews and the marques on the church grounds teemed with mourners who braved the scorching sun to witness the burial of a man revered as generous and pragmatic shepherd.