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: Catholic clergy in Uganda accuse the West of a new colonialism through LGBTQ activism
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — Most Ugandan Catholics oppose Pope Francis' recent move to allow priests to administer blessings to same-sex couples. KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) — Gilbert Lubega sat in a white ...
News Uganda » Religion: In the Eyes of God: Can religion save girls from unsafe abortion?
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Alaisha Nambi (not her real names) never completed Primary Seven because her parents could not afford to pay her school fees. At just 15 years old, she left school and moved to ...
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: 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: 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: UAE ambassador calls for interfaith feasts to promote unity in Uganda
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has asked all the religions that are currently fasting in the country to start organising joint feasts to celebrate religious rituals such as fasting and lent since they ...
News Uganda » Religion: Religion: Man from Uganda
The Most Rev. Joseph Kiwanuka is everything that a bishop should be. His dignity and calm inspire automatic respect, his words are simple and wise, his broad smile is warm with charity for men. But he ...
News Uganda » Religion: Inter-Religious Council of Uganda Appeals for Release South Korean Religious Leader Lee Man-Hee
The Secretary General of the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), Joshua Kitakule, has appealed to the Government of South Korea to release Shincheonji Church of Jesus Chairman Lee Man-hee, ...