Gulu Archdiocese to lead Uganda Martyrs’ Namugongo celebrations 2019
ARCHDIOCESE OF GULU TO ANIMATE THE 3RD JUNE 2019 UGANDA MARTYRS CELEBRATIONS AT NAMUGONGO The Archdiocese of Gulu, chosen by the Uganda Episcopal Conference to animate the 2019 Uganda Martyrs Day Celebrations is seeking for UGX. 900 million to fund the preparations, Archbishop John Baptist Odama said on Thursday. Speaking at the official unveiling of
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Message of Pope Francis for Lent 2019
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Each year, through Mother Church, God “gives us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart renewed… as we recall the great events that gave us new life in Christ” (Preface of Lent I). We can thus journey from Easter to Easter towards the
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Hoima Diocese to host national celebrations for World Communication Day 2019
HOIMA CATHOLIC DIOCESE TO HOST WORLD COMMUNICATION DAY & ANNUAL COMMUNICATION WEEK – TUESDAY 7TH TO MONDAY 13TH MAY 2019. As we prepare to celebrate World Communication Day 2019, hosted by Hoima diocese, the Executive Secretary Social Communications Office in Hoima Diocese hereby wishes to briefly share and reflect on the following aspects in connection
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World Social Communications Day 2019
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 53rd WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY Dear Brothers and Sisters, “We are members one of another” (Eph 4,25). From social network communities to the human community Ever since the internet first became available, the Church has always sought to promote its use in the service of the encounter between
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World day of the Sick
Pope Francis’ Message for the 2019 World Day of the Sick In his message for the 27th World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis urges believers to promote a culture of generosity, noting that the joy of generous giving is a barometer of the health of a Christian. Pope Francis says that those who care
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Pope Francis 2018 Apostolic Exhortation
A REFLECTION ON POPE FRANCIS’ GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE (ON THE CALL TO HOLINESS IN TODAY’S WORLD): A GUIDE TO CHRISTIANITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. On April 9 2018, which this year marked the transferred Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Vatican released the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to
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The Pope’s prayer Intentions for October 2018
THE POPE’S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR OCTOBER 2018 ENTRUSTED TO THE POPE’S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK (APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER) The Holy Father every month entrusts an intention in a particular way to the Apostleship of Prayer, an organization that works to encourage Christians to respond to the Pope’s appeal and to deepen their daily prayer. You can
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Hoima diocese gets more ministers to look after God’s flock
It was on 7th July 2018 that God gave Hoima Catholic Diocese more laborers to look after his flock in the persons of fourteen newly ordained priests and ten deacons. The Ordination rites were carried out in a Pontifical Mass which was led by the Rt. Rev. Vincent Kirabo Amooti, the Bishop Ordinary of Hoima
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Pope’s Prayer Intention for August 2018
Join us in prayer for the intentions entrusted to us by Pope Francis. For August 2018, we join the Holy Father in praying for: Universal – The Treasure of Families: That any far-reaching decisions of economists and politicians may protect the family as one of the treasures of humanity. When speaking of families, often the image
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Watch, follow and participate in the live coverage of the Uganda Martyrs’ Day celebrations 2017
Uganda Martyrs’ Day Celebrations are held every 3rd June at the Uganda Martyrs’ Shrine, Namugongo, Kampala-Uganda. In Uganda, this day is a public holiday, which gives chance to millions of people from near and far to make pilgrimage to this Holy Land. The liturgy celebrations are organized by various dioceses, year after the other and this
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Hoima diocese to lead 2017 Namugongo Martyr’s day celebrations
With only four months to the 2017 Uganda Martyrs day celebrations, preparations by Hoima Diocese, which was entrusted with the duty to animate this year’s celebration, are in high gear. Upon the Uganda Episcopal Conference choosing Hoima Diocese to animate the 3rd June Martyr’s celebrations of 2017, Rt. Rev. Vincent Kirabo, the Bishop of Hoima
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE 50th WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
Communication and Mercy: A Fruitful Encounter Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Holy Year of Mercy invites all of us to reflect on the relationship between communication and mercy. The Church, in union with Christ, the living incarnation of the Father of Mercies, is called to practise mercy as the distinctive trait of all that she
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The Pope’s Prayer Intentions for December 2015
THE POPE’S MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTIONS December 2015 For December 2015, we join the Holy Father in praying for: Experiencing God’s Mercy – That all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving. Families –That families, especially those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope. Daily Offering Prayer God, our
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Bishop Vincent Kirabo
The Rt. Rev. Vincent Kirabo was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hoima, Uganda by Pope Francis on 30 November 2015. Bishop-elect Kirabo was born on October 1st, 1955. After primary school in Kahunde and O’level at St. John Bosco Minor Seminary, Hoima, he began philosophical studies at the Uganda Martyrs’ National Major
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New Bishop of Hoima
The Apostolic Nunciature has the joy to announce that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Rev. Vincent KIRABO, Professor at St.Mary’s Major Seminary in Ggaba, as the new Bishop of Hoima. The same announcement was made public by the Vatican. Bishop-elect Kirabo was born on October 1st, 1955. After primary school in Kahunde and
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Pope Francis’ message to Kenya and Uganda
As I prepare to visit Kenya and Uganda, I send a word of greetings and friendship to you and your families. I look forward to this time we will have together. I am coming as a minister of the Gospel to proclaim the love of Jesus Christ and his message of reconciliation, forgiveness and peace.
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