Over 20 couples United in Holy Matrimony at CANA Week Mass Weddings
Claire N Couples from the CANA Movement, a Catholic family-based initiative in the Fort Portal Diocese, have successfully completed their week-long annual workshop across the Virika, Kamwenge, and Katoosa Deaneries. The CANA Week concluded on Saturday January 11 2025, with Mass weddings held in the respective deaneries, where over 20 couples were united in Holy […]
Continue ReadingKamwenge Residents Encouraged to Embrace Commercial Agriculture for Economic Growth
Clare Residents of Kamwenge have been encouraged to invest in high-value productive cash crops, such as coffee, to succeed in economic agriculture and improve their income for family sustainability. The call was yesterday made by Bishop Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese on Friday during his visit to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee […]
Continue Reading
Fort Portal Diocese Gears Up for Historic Re-Dedication of Virika Cathedral
Claire Preparatory meetings have begun in the Diocese of Fort Portal in anticipation of the official re-opening and re-dedication of the newly renovated Our Lady of Snows Virika Cathedral. Msgr. Isaiah Mayombo Adyeri, Chairperson of the Organizing Committee and Vicar General of the Diocese, stated that the re-dedication of the Virika Cathedral on March 2, […]
Continue Reading
Fort Portal Diocese Kicks Off Jubilee Year of Hope Amid Family Reflections
Clare The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, has inaugurated the Jubilee Year of Hope with a solemn ceremony that included the opening of the Holy Door at Bukwali Parish in Fort Portal City. The Holy Door The decision to hold the event at Bukwali Parish, was influenced by […]
Continue ReadingBishop Muhiirwa to Inaugurate Jubilee Year in Fort Portal with Special Mass at Bukwali Parish
Clare The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert K. Muhiirwa Akiiki, is set to officially open the Jubilee Year in the Diocese tomorrow, December 29, 2024, at Bukwali Parish in Fort Portal City. In his address yesterday at Bishop’s Day, Bishop Muhiirwa explained that following Pope Francis’s historic opening of […]
Continue ReadingSt Adolf Kanyabacope Celebrates 1st Anniversary with Sacred Ceremonies
The St. Adolf Kanyabacope Holy Cross Parish in the Fort Portal Diocese has yesterday celebrated its first anniversary with a series of significant events, including the blessing of the Grotto, the consecration of the church and altar, the wedding of three couples, and the confirmation of 339 candidates. During his inaugural visit to the […]
Continue ReadingVirika Cathedral Renovation Concludes, Grand Reopening in February 2024
By Sylvia The Fort Diocese is proud to announce the successful completion of the much-anticipated Virika Cathedral renovation, a project that has taken one year to finish. Today, the renovation works valued at about 3.6 Bn Shs, were officially handed over to the diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhirwa Akiiki, and the […]
Continue Reading
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 […]
Continue Reading
Fort Portal Diocese: Bishop Muhiirwa Commissions 39 Catechists for Service
Clare: A total of 39 Catechists from the four deaneries of the Fort Portal Catholic Diocese were commissioned at St.Adolf Catechetical Center in Kaihura, Kyenjojo District. The Catechists, consisting of 26 males and 13 females, graduated after a year of comprehensive training in various Church disciplines and these were hailing from the nineteen parishes […]
Continue ReadingYouth Commit to Alcohol Free Lives at Pioneer Movement Conference
Kaboha Members of the Pioneer Movement, which promotes total abstinence from alcohol, also known as the Total Abstinence of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, have officially concluded their annual conference at an event that took place from Wednesday, November 14 to Sunday, November 17, 2024, at the Yerya Parish headquarters in Kibiito Town Council, Bunyangabu […]
Continue Reading