In Uganda, clergy commend government, health workers for ending Ebola
Kampala, Uganda Catholic and Anglican bishops in Uganda have hailed government, health care providers and the public for their role in fighting and ending the Ebola outbreak in the country. The bishops made the remarks in their Christmas message to Christians. “We need to thank the government and health workers for working tirelessly to control […]
Christian leaders in Uganda join politicians, health experts in appealing for public vigilance as Ebola cases rise
Kampala, Uganda Religious leaders in Uganda have joined politicians and health experts in the country in appealing to members of the public to remain vigilant as Ebola cases rise. The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, is among those who have appealed to Ugandans to be vigilant. […]
In Uganda, church leaders express condolences, call for action, after blind school fire kills 11
Kampala, Uganda The Anglican Archbishop of Uganda and other influential clergy have expressed their sadness over a fire at a blind school earlier this week in which 11 girls died. The clergy also suggested ways on how to stop the rampant school fires in Uganda. Joyce Kaducu, Ugandan State Minister for Primary Education, talks to security […]
In Uganda, Anglican Church appeals for food donations to feed thousands starving in Karamoja
Kampala, Uganda The Anglican Church of Uganda is mobilising food items and cash for thousands of people facing starvation in north-eastern Uganda. All the nine districts of the Karamoja sub-region – located in the country’s north-east between Kenya and South Sudan – are facing serious hunger with almost half a million people going hungry, according to […]
Ugandan President agrees to engage with Anglican Church leaders over expectant mothers attending church-run schools
Kampala, Uganda Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has agreed to engage with the country’s Anglican Church leadership to resolve an impasse which has seen thousands of expectant school girls locked out of the country’s church-founded schools since the beginning of the academic year. In January, at the start of the academic year, a sharp disagreement emerged […]
Ugandan Anglican Archbishop bans bodies in churches
The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, has stopped Christians from taking bodies into churches during funeral prayers, citing the danger the act poses in spreading COVID-19. Kaziimba has instead advised Christians to take portraits of the deceased for funeral prayers. He has also cautioned Ugandans against complacency, saying the pandemic […]