Pilgrims trek days to join Uganda’s annual Martyrs Day observance

Pilgrims trek days to join Uganda’s annual Martyrs Day observance Namugongo, Uganda.

Thousands of pilgrims from across Uganda and neighbouring countries converged on Namugongo, a Kampala suburb, after walking for days to join the country’s annual Martyrs Day observance. The day is observed June 3 at Namugongo Shrine, built on the site where 45 people, including 22 Catholics, were burned to death on orders of the king…

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