The seeds of Uganda Martyrs’ Day can be said to have unknowingly planted in 1875 when the British-American explorer Henry Morton Stanley arrived in the royal court of the Buganda Kabaka (king ...

“The Uganda Martyrs were people like us. It was not easy for them to make that decision. As pilgrims, we are also called to make our decision to follow Christ. To become saints, we must walk in ...

Uganda Martyrs Day is here! This year's celebrations are however different to the previous ones. People are being urged to observe the day at their respective homes as there will be no ...

Orombi, the 7th Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, drew parallels between the faith of the martyrs who died under Kabaka Mwanga in the late 19th century and the state of contemporary Uganda ...

The largest group of Uganda martyrs that comprised of about 22 boys was tied up and their bodies set ablaze on a huge pile of firewood in Namugongo on June 3, 1886. About 30 years later, two young ...

There is a hidden treasure in the Uganda Martyrs Museum at the Uganda Martyrs Anglican Shrine in Namugongo. It is a miniature chapel that measures about 10x20. Interred under it are 25, 12 of them ...

The Anglican martyrs’ shrine at Namugongo is pictured in Kampala, Uganda, in this Nov. 28, 2015, file photo. Pilgrims from across Uganda marked Martyrs Day June 3, 2022, with a journey to the ...

The Uganda martyrs were the first sub-Saharan Africans to be venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. Beatified by Benedict XV in 1920, they were canonised by Pope Paul VI on 8 October 1964.

Opinion - TODAY, we celebrate the martyrdom of Charles Lwanga, and his companions. The crowds at Namugongo are a demonstration of Ugandans' deep faith. To the occasional visitor, Uganda appears to ...

The Vatican canonized the martyrs in 1964. Buganda (Uganda) became a British protectorate in the 1890s, and Mwanga fled to exile in the Seychelles after 1897. The vertical stamps measure 4 x 3 cm and ...