How Amin, Pope funded Namugongo Shrine building

On June 3, 1975, the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo, was inaugurated. The ceremony was graced by president Amin, the pope’s special representative Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli, Maurice Cardinal Otunga (Archbishop of Nairobi)................

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The Catholic shrine at Namugongo is supported by 22 steel pillars, each representing a martyr.
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OUR HISTORY 

Today we recount the remarkable journey of how Uganda’s Namugongo Martyrs Shrine was funded and built, highlighting

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