Catholic sisters are among the crowd gathering at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda's capital, to honor the 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican martyrs killed between 1885 and 1887.

Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni urged believers gathered at the Namugongo Shrine in Kampala, Uganda, for this year’s Martyrs’ Day Pilgrimage on Monday to be at the forefront of fostering peace ...

Thousands of pilgrims from across Uganda and neighboring countries converged on Namugongo, a Kampala suburb, after walking for days to join the country's annual Martyrs Day observance. The day is ...

Hundreds of Rwandan pilgrims, including eight Catholic bishops, are in Uganda for the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations taking place on June 3 at the Catholic Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala. ALSO ...

NAMUGONGO, Uganda (RNS) — Beneath the equatorial sun and a sky streaked with clouds, thousands of pilgrims move slowly toward Namugongo. Their bare feet blistered, lips murmuring prayers and hands ...

One of Africa’s — and the world’s — largest religious gatherings will take place on June 3 in Kampala, Uganda, and one group from Kenya has already begun its more than 200-mile pilgrimage to arrive ...