Uganda News News Uganda » Religion: Contentious religion from Japan succeeds in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – A religion with origins in Japan is quickly amassing a following in Uganda, winning converts in a sleek campaign that has attracted the attention of Christian clerics offended ...
News Uganda » Religion: Uganda’s LGBTQ+ Find No Refuge In Church Or State
KAMPALA — Moses has been on the run. “Wherever I go, I am witch-hunted after people discovered that I am a homosexual,” he says, his voice trembling. Moses, who identifies as gay and chose to use only ...
News Uganda » Religion: As Uganda approaches a tense presidential election, faith leaders urge fairness, peace
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — With opposition crackdowns and allegations of rigging clouding the Jan. 15 elections, religious leaders are telling voters to reject violence and trust faith amid uncertainty.
News Uganda » Religion: Uganda: Religion and homosexuality
Gay Ugandan and religion: “The issue is my sexuality. Homosexuality. The Church of Uganda believes that my sexuality is unnatural. And that it is a sin. They believe that it is sinful to encourage a ...
News Uganda » Religion: Humanists Doing Good in Uganda, Part 2
Although Uganda is a very religious country, and one ever under the pernicious influence of American Evangelicals, secularism and humanism are alive and well. And one of the leading Humanists today in ...
News Uganda » Religion: African Christians walk hundreds of miles for Uganda Martyrs’ Day
(RNS) — The Uganda martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their story continues to resonate across Africa. NAMUGONGO, Uganda (RNS) — Beneath the equatorial sun and a sky streaked with ...
News Uganda » Religion: Fascinating exchange on religion and democracy at 2022 Democracy Day event in Kampala
The annual International Day of Democracy event organised by the EU Delegation to Uganda and the Embassy of Sweden on 20 th September 2022 focussed on the role of religious organisations in shaping ...
News Uganda » Religion: UWA, Religious Leaders Plan Partnership to Boost Wildlife Conservation
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is seeking to partner with the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) to promote wildlife conservation, tourism and community livelihoods by using religious ...
News Uganda » Religion: Gashumba Challenges Uganda's Prophets to Heal Hospital Patients, Offers Shs200 Million
Outspoken public personality Frank Gashumba has challenged Uganda's self-proclaimed prophets and apostles to demonstrate their claimed healing powers on critically ill patients in major Kampala ...