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‘They died for Jesus Christ:’ Ugandan archbishop holds up martyrs’ witness
Archbishop Ssemogerere, Archbishop Vigneron concelebrate Uganda Martyrs Mass at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish PLYMOUTH —Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, alongside Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere of Kampala, Uganda, joined in the celebration of the Uganda Martyrs on June 25 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Plymouth. The official feast... Read More
My friendship with Cardinal Pell
Catholics around the world mourned a Churchman, a bishop who was for decades a pastoral and intellectual force for the Gospel — they mourned Cardinal George Pell, who died unexpectedly Jan. 10. I, too, mourn Cardinal Pell because of what he meant for the Church, because of who he was,... Read More
International Eucharist Congress
Pope at Eucharistic Congress: Jesus asks each of us, ‘Who am I for you?’Pope Francis celebrates the concluding Mass for the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, as a ‘Statio Orbis,’ a liturgy manifesting the unity of the whole Church around the table of the Lord. Jesus’ question to... Read More
Bishop Dominic Eibu
The new Bishop who is now the third Bishop of Kotido was consecrated and installed on 14th January, 2023 in an event held at the St Daniel Comboni Primary school led by Archbishop Emmanuel Obo of Tororo Arch diocese. Bishop-elect Eibu, a Comboni priest born in Lwala, Kalaki district in... Read More
Ugandans in area say goodbye to popular priest as he heads back home
Members of the Michigan Catholic Ugandan community recently hosted a farewell Mass and dinner for a beloved priest who’s been recalled back to Uganda by his bishop. Fr. Nicholas Sseggobe Kiruma has been in the US. since May 2013, when he came here to study at Wayne State University. He... Read More