Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira celebrated his last Christmas at the helm of the first diocese in the Church of Uganda province. Prior to the delivery of his sermon to hundreds of congregants at St. Paul’s Cathedral Namirembe, Bishop Luwalira …
Read More »UJCC proposal can only work If Museveniw return- Katumba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, John Katumba says he can only support the call by the Uganda Joint Christian Council-UJCC for the suspension of the January polls for three years if the incumbent, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will not return to the race. This follows a …
Read More »Bishop Luwalira talks tough on election violence, COVID-19 in christmas message
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Namirembe Diocese, Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has appealed to Christians to be messengers of the Good news as they celebrate Christmas amidst the troubling COVID-19 pandemic and heated political atmosphere. “Let’s be messengers of good news amidst a situation full of …
Read More »Archbishop Kaziimba demands inquiry into demolition of Ndeeba church
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has demanded an impartial inquiry into circumstances under which St. Peter’s Church in Ndeeba was demolished. This is carried in his statement about the 40-year-old structure which was razed under the cover of …
Read More »Bishop Luwalira speaks out on Ndeeba Church demolition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Namirembe Diocese Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has expressed dismay over the demolition of St. Peter’s Church, Ndeeba. The 40-year-old structure was razed under the cover of darkness, purportedly over a longstanding wrangle between the church leadership and a businessman only identified as Dodovico. …
Read More »Church needs UGX 58B to construct martyrs’ museum tower
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda is seeking 58 billion Shillings to finance the second phase of the redevelopment of the Namugongo Martyrs’ Museum. The second phase will cover the construction of the Worship Centre or amphitheatre with a Parish Community Church, the five floor Martyrs’ Museum tower, …
Read More »Only 60 people invited for martyrs day Celebrations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual Martyrs day celebration will be attended by only 60 people, this year. This is the only number expected at both the Church of Uganda and Catholic shrines in Namugongo on June 3 as the country maintains restrictions on public gatherings as a result of …
Read More »Christians urged to revisit purpose of Christmas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop of Namirembe Diocese Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira has appealed to Ugandans to return to the purpose for which Jesus was born in order to have meaningful Christmas celebrations. He says that due to the festivities that surround the commemoration of the birth of Jesus, many …
Read More »Bishop Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira’s new mission
Taking the church to the market place Rt Rev. Wilberforce Kityo Luwalira is a busy man. He heads the mother diocese of the Anglican Church in Uganda comprising 342 local churches but, perhaps due to the humble background and accepting Jesus Christ as his personal savior at a very young …
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