Bishop Muhiirwa Commissions New Kigarama Parish for Evangelization
Clare The Catholic Diocese of Fort Portal has yesterday inaugurated its second parish of 2024, St. Mary’s Kigarama, carved from Bukwali Parish, bringing the total number of parishes to 36. The event was marked by joy and celebrations. The inauguration ceremony was led by Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki in Holy Mass, alongside Fr. Mathew, the […]
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Premier Nabbanja Encourages Tooro Residents to Venture into High Value Crop Farming
Clare Nayebare The Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja, has called on the residents of Tooro to take advantage of government programs and engage in high-value crop farming as a means of combating poverty. In her address yesterday to hundreds of Christians gathered for the inauguration of St. Mary’s […]
Continue ReadingTooro: Deputy Chief Justice Opens Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
By Sylvia Kugonza The Deputy Chief Justice, His Worship Richard Buteera, has yesterday officially opened a two-day training session for 37 mediators on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for civil cases. The training, organized by the Judiciary, is being held in Fort Portal, in the Tooro sub-region. About the Training The session aims to […]
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Tooro Religious Leaders Unite to Combat Corruption
Clare The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, Tooro Chapter (IRC), has launched an initiative to educate Christians on the importance of combating corruption, a growing issue in the country. During the 8 AM Mass today at Virika McCauley Hall Fort Portal City, Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, the Bishop of Fort Portal, was joined by Rt. […]
Continue ReadingCaritas FortPortal Boosts Butunduuzi Women with Sustainable Agriculture Initiatives
Clare Nayebare A good number of women in the Rugoora and Nakahuka parishes of Butunduuzi Sub-County, Kyenjojo, are smiling with renewed confidence, credit to Caritas Fort Portal’s implementation of sustainable agriculture practices, funded by Manos UNIDAS from Spain. About the project This two-year project, which began in August, targets 180 women and aims to […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Names St Elizabeth Ann Seton as Patron of Nyabubaare Primary
Clare The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, has encouraged pupils at Nyabubaare Primary School in Butunduuzi Sub-County, Kyenjojo District, to be strategic about their futures urging them to dream meaningfully and seek God’s guidance, with emphasis that anyone can move from nobody to somebody by God’s Grace. He noted […]
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From Trees to Class Rooms- CARITAS Fort Portal Leads a New Era at Nyabubaare P/S Kyenjojo
Clare Parents, teachers, and students at Nyabubaare Primary School in Butunduuzi Sub-County, Kyenjojo District, are filled with hope for improved education following the official blessing and handover of four new classroom blocks by CARITAS Fort Portal, led by Bishop Robert Muhiirwa of the Fort Portal Catholic Diocese. Julian Yagala from CARITAS Fort Portal explained that […]
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Fort Portal: New Satellite Laboratory to Enhance Disease Testing in Rwenzori Region
By Alice Officials from the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project (UCREPP), part of the Ministry of Health, have highlighted a significant progress on the construction of a multibillion-shilling International satellite laboratory at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. Key Satelite Components During a media tour of the facility yesterday, Doreen Nshabohurira, the communications officer […]
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Joy as Fort Portal Diocese Expands with a New Parish- Uganda Martyrs Rugombe
Clare As a way of extending services closer to the people of God, The Fort Portal Catholic Diocese has on Sunday October 13 officially opened Uganda Martyr’s catholic parish Rugombe, bringing the total number of parishes to 35 in the diocese. The new parish has been carved out of Butiiti catholic parish in the same […]
Continue ReadingGovernment Has No Immediate Solutions for Tea Farmers,” Says Minister Lumumba Amid Tea Crisis in Tooro Sub-Region
Clare N As tea farmers in Kyenjojo District and other parts of the Tooro Region face challenges due to declining tea prices, the Minister of General Duties in the Office of the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Justine Kasule Lumumba, has indicated that the government, led by His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, currently lacks a solution […]
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