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Pilgrimage to Ugandan Martyrs’ Shrine Paved by Prayer and Perseverance
Thousands of pilgrims trekked hundreds of miles on foot to honor the Uganda Martyrs and invoke their intercession.
Thousands of pilgrims trekked hundreds of miles on foot to honor the Uganda Martyrs and invoke their intercession.
Those gathered were a testament to the ongoing impact of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions on the Church in Africa — which has gone from under 2 million adherents in 1900 to 236 million just over a century later.
The Congolese cardinal has been a member of Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals since his appointment in October 2020.
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The declaration ‘caused a shockwave in Africa,’ says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, who explained that he wrote a seven-page letter to Pope Francis, then traveled to Rome to meet with the Pontiff, and conferred with the author of the declaration.
The coup has been widely condemned, with the US and the World Bank withholding aid, and the African Union suspending Sudan from the bloc.
Father Charles Mbikoyo, who has been studying in Rome for a few years, is about to go back to his homeland to give hope and support to his people, traumatized by decades of war, and rehabilitate other former child soldiers.
A partnership between the Association of Consecrated Women in Eastern and Central Africa and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation saw 62 congregations of sisters implement a health emergency project in care homes.
‘I thank God, who allowed me to make this journey as a pilgrim of peace and hope,’ the Holy Father said in St. Peter’s Square Sept. 11.
‘We are men and women of praise,’ the Holy Father said Sept. 8.
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