Kamwenge 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 […]
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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 ReadingSustainable Agriculture Takes Shape in Bunyangabu as Bishop Muhiirwa Launches ADP Consolidation Phase
Clare To support the empowerment of struggling farmers, the Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki, has officially launched the consolidation phase of the Agriculture Development Program (ADP) through CARITAS Fort Portal in Bunyangabu District. The program, which has been active in various parts of Bunyangabu since 2014, focuses […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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Three Camillian Seminarians Ordained Deacons Amidst Calls for Courage and Service
Clare Three Camillian friars have today been ordained into Diaconate at Our Lady Queen of Peace Kinyamasika Chapel by the Rt Rev.Dr. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa Akiiki. The newly ordained Deacons are Rev. Dn. Charles Matovu Javila from Masaka Diocese, Rev. Dn.Tigo Mathias Mulumba from Masaka Diocese, and Rev.Dn Francis Akewa from Jinja […]
Continue ReadingCUEA Commemorates Four Decades in a Mega Thanksgiving Mass
Clare In preparation for its 43rd graduation ceremony, the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA) has yesterday held a Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate both its 40 years of existence and the upcoming graduation. The Mass was led by His Grace Msgr. Cesare Paggazi, Secretary of the Dicastery for Culture and Education at the Vatican, […]
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