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New Parish Groundbreaking Ceremony

2025-07-16

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Father Francis blesses the land and prepares the ground breaking ceremony for the new parish...

Uganda Martyr’s Day 2025

2025-06-06

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Palm Sunday

2025-04-16

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Palm Sunday fills the village churches with faithful parishioners from the surrounding areas....

Lent in the Mission Field

2025-04-10

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Far beyond the villages, Fr Francis brings the season of Lent, with blessings and graces to the small families of rural Kampala. Often the small families cannot travel to the village churches to participate in church services....

Annual Ugandan Martyrs Day

2024-06-05

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The annual June 3rd celebration of the feast day of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, 24 young Catholic and Anglican converts who were martyred by King Mwanga in 1886, drew Catholics from across the continent and beyond to a vibrant, three-hour-long liturgical celebration at Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs in...

Good Friday 2024

2024-03-29

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Fr Francis brings the Solemn Good Friday ceremonies to the village in Uganda. There is prayerful meditations, and reverence and a beautiful pilgrimage on Good Friday. The solemn occasion is celebrated by all the people of the village and great respect is given as the procession extends into the...

St Jude Church Dedication

2023-08-04

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The dedication of the beautiful St Jude Church begins with great celebration. Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere, of the Archdiocese of Kampala, Uganda was the celebrant at the Mass of Dedication of the new St Jude Catholic Church. Fr Francis and other clergy concelebrated and attended the beautiful Mass. St Jude Catholic...

Dedication Celebration Preparation Begins

2023-08-02

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Meal preparations are underway for the Dedication Ceremony of our St Jude Church. In the evening prior to the Dedication, many families gather to prepare food. Each giant pot could contain bananas, sweet potatoes, or rice. They will be the staples for the village celebration meal. Very large containers are...

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