The whole nature of Chrisitian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, author of the new book “The Martyrs of the New Millennium.” Interviewed on “The World ...

The whole nature of Christian martyrdom has shifted in the 21st century, according to Robert Royal, author of the new book The Martyrs of the New Millennium. Interviewed on The World Over With ...

paying homage to the martyrs of both battalions. "These battalions have stood as bastions of strength in some of the most challenging terrains and situations in the country. Their contributions to ...

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs Find today’s readings here. “Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the ...

(RNS) — The Uganda martyrs were canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964, and their story continues to resonate across Africa. NAMUGONGO, Uganda (RNS) — Beneath the equatorial sun and a sky streaked ...

Before the Moslem invasion in 641 the Copts fell into heresy due to their rejection of the Council of Chalcedon (451). Through missionary work, some of these were brought back into union in recent ...

Mr Musa Nsubuga, the administrator of Namugongo Muslim Martyrs Site, told Daily Monitor that despite more than 100 Muslim martyrs being killed between 1874 and 1876, the government has never taken ...

Hundreds of Rwandan pilgrims, including eight Catholic bishops, are in Uganda for the annual Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations taking place on June 3 at the Catholic Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala.

Their bare feet blistered, lips murmuring prayers and hands clutching rosaries, many walk hundreds of miles toward the sacred site for Uganda’s Martyrs Day, one of the largest annual religious ...

Catholic sisters are among the crowd gathering at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine of Namugongo in Kampala, Uganda's capital, to honor the 22 Catholic and 23 Anglican martyrs killed between 1885 and 1887.