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 […]
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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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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 […]
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Eight Confirmed as St. Leo’s College Celebrates Feast Day and International Day of the Poor
Clare The St. Leo’s College Kyegobe community has today joyfully marked three significant events:,their belated feast day, the sacrament of Confirmation, and the International Day of the Poor in a Holy Mass presided over by Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese. During the Mass, Bishop Muhiirwa administered the […]
Continue ReadingHoima Diocese Seeks 800million Ahead of the Annual National Youth Conference
Clare Ahead of the annual National Youth Conference, scheduled for December 10th–15th, 2024, Rt. Rev. Vincent Kirabo, Bishop of Hoima Diocese, the host diocese, has called for financial, spiritual, and moral support from the broader Catholic community across Uganda to ensure the event’s success. Bishop Kirabo made the appeal yesterday at the Mbarara Ecclesiastical […]
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MEPA Pilgrimage 2024: Bishop Muhiirwa Calls for Courage in Confronting Injustices
Clare The Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province Association (MEPA) has yesterday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the canonization of the Uganda Martyrs with its annual pilgrimage to the Catholic Shrine at Namugongo. The Pilgrimage The 2024 MEPA pilgrimage, which drew over 5,000 pilgrims, was led by the Diocese of Fort Portal and attended by four bishops from […]
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