Fort Portal: Twelve Ordained as Bishop Muhiirwa Centralizes Ordinations at Virika Cathedral
The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, has announced that all future ordinations will now be held exclusively at Our Lady of Snows Virika Cathedral. The decision marks a departure from the earlier practice of rotating ordinations among various parishes. The Bishop, made this announcement while presiding over […]
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Bishop Muhiirwa Urges Journalists to Promote Hope and Unity
Clare N The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Robert K. Muhiirwa Akiiki, who also serves as the Vice Chairperson for Communications at the Uganda Episcopal Conference, has encouraged journalists in the Tooro region to focus on stories that promote hope and unity, rather than those that stir conflict and division. Bishop Muhiirwa […]
Continue ReadingCANA Movement, Katoosa Catechists Make Pilgrimage to Virika Cathedral
Clare N Hundreds of members subscribing to the CANA Movement have made a pilgrimage to Virika Cathedral, responding to Pope Francis’ call to seek indulgences through pilgrimages to holy places during this Jubilee Year of Hope. The pilgrims, who yesterday came from the Deaneries of Virika, Kamwenge, and Katoosa, were later joined by a […]
Continue ReadingOver 1300 Children Gather for Missionary Childhood Day at Virika Cathedral
Clare Nayebare A total of 1,360 children and 180 animators have participated in this year’s International Celebration of Missionary Childhood Day held at Virika Cathedral. Traditionally observed in Uganda on the second Sunday of July, the Fort Portal Diocese elevated the event by organizing a three-day celebration that brought together Holy Childhood Missionaries from 33 […]
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Fort Portal: Modern Chapel Opened at St. Maria Goretti Girls on What Doubled as School Feast Day
By Kaboha The Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert K. Muhiirwa the bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese accompanied by clergy, religious men and women plus other dignitaries have on Friday presided over the official opening of the newly constructed modern chapel at St. Maria Goretti Girls Secondary School The daylong colorful ceremony characterized with […]
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Nine Approved for Ordination in Fort Portal Diocese in 2025
Clare N Three deacons and six seminarians have been approved to be ordained to the Holy Orders of Priesthood and Diaconate respectively in the Diocese of Fort Portal this year. The ordination Candidates According to an official document released by the local ordinary, Bishop Robert K. Muhiirwa Akiiki, three deacons will be ordained priests including […]
Continue ReadingSr Agnes CSC Officially Says Yes to Religious Life Forever
Clare There was great joy and celebration at Virika Cathedral in Fort Portal City as Rev. Sr. Agnes Atugonza, CSC, from Kyarusozi Parish, made her perpetual vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Cross. By processing the vows of chastity, poverty, and Obedience Agnes committed her life entirely to the service of […]
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Thousands Gather in Kooki to Honor Uganda Martyrs, Bishop Muhiirwa Urges Christians to be Guided by Faith & Morality
EDITORIAL Bishop Robert K.Muhiirwa of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese has called upon Christians to be inspired by the lives of the Uganda Martyrs, urging them to become “pilgrims of hope” rooted in strong faith, upright family values, and moral integrity, especially in the face of modern challenges such as chronic illnesses, drug abuse, and the […]
Continue ReadingKooki Pilgrimage 2025: Prime Minister Reaffirms Government Support for Faith-Based Pilgrimage Sites
Clare The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt. Hon. Robina Nabbanja, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment, through the Ministries of Tourism , Finance and Gender to supporting pilgrimages to designated religious sites across the country. While speaking at a pilgrimage event in Kooki Haibaale at the birthplace of St. Andrea Kaahwa, one of the Ugandan Martyrs […]
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