Wednesday , October 8 2025
Home / Tag Archives: pilgrims

Tag Archives: pilgrims

Several pilgrims injured in Tororo accident after bus overturns

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 55 pilgrims narrowly escaped death on Tuesday, 4th June 2025, when the bus they were traveling in overturned at Opedede Corner in Osukuru Town Council, Tororo District. The victims, who were returning from the annual Martyrs Day celebrations in Namugongo, sustained varying …

Read More »

Namugongo security team reunites pilgrims with lost phones, children

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | By 11 a.m. this morning, the security team at the Namugongo Catholic Martyrs’ Shrines had recovered 11 mobile phones misplaced by pilgrims, according to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Achilles Atwebembere, the Kira Division Police Community Liaison Officer. Atwebembere said many pilgrims forget their …

Read More »

Mbiko Parish: A decade of hospitality to Uganda Martyrs’ pilgrims

Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Karoli Lwanga, Mbiko Parish, has over the past 10 years positioned itself as a one-stop hospitality center, offering meals, clean water, shelter, and medical services to pilgrims heading to Namugongo. The parish, run by the Mill Hill Missionaries under the Lugazi Diocese—organizers of …

Read More »

Over 300 pilgrims from Lango begin trek to Namugongo

KITGUM, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 pilgrims drawn from Lango and the Diocese of West Lango have set off for Namugongo ahead of thTe Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations slated for June 3. The pilgrims from Lango Diocese joined their counterparts from the Diocese of West Lango on Friday …

Read More »

11-year old among over 700 Nebbi pilgrims to Namugongo

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An 11-year old is one of the 724 foot pilgrims trekking from Nebbi Catholic Diocese in West Nile to Namugongo Martyrs Shrine ahead of this year’s Uganda Martyrs day celebrations. The boy who has only been identified as Munguromo from Paidah Catholic parish is making …

Read More »

Uganda’s Hajj Bureau releases 2024 pilgrimage plan

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Hajj has released a comprehensive plan designed to assist Muslims who are eager to embark on the sacred Pilgrimage in the upcoming year, 2024. The plan has been unveiled in response to the stringent new guidelines mandated by the Saudi …

Read More »