Drawing inspiration from Pope Francis's teachings on "Spiritual Worldliness," a warning against reducing spirituality to superficial appearances while disassociating it from the Gospel, Bishop Jjumba elucidated the perils of this temptation for priests.
The current trouble stems from the suspension of Sheikh Abasi Nseera, the Imam of Masaka main mosque, and Hajj Burahane Lugemwa, the General Secretary for Masaka Muslim District Council allied to the Kibuli-based Muslim faction.
Reverend Ssimbwa flagged off a group of 61 Anglican Christians who began their foot pilgrimage in the early hours of Monday. He noted that this growth in the number of foot pilgrims, although modest, signifies an expansion of faith within the community.
The swearing-in comes shortly after the leadership of Sheikh Mahad Wassajja Kiruuta, the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council district Khadi for Masaka and Kalungu, formally complained to security, over what they described as a seizure of their properties by the rival group that pays allegiance to the Kibuli faction.
During a religious gathering of the Muslim faithful at the Masaka main mosque, Mpuuga acknowledged that the country has experienced various forms of injustice committed by some individuals in positions of authority.
Reverend Father James Ssendege, the Diocesan Pastoral Coordinator says the Church is directly joining hands with the Buddu County cultural leadership and District Probation Officers to champion the protection of children in the area.
The Right Reverend Severus Jjumba, the Bishop of Masaka Diocese while launching the fundraising campaign on Friday said that they found it necessary to improve the Cathedral in its general appearance such that it can measure up to the current modern standards.
The prelates have in their Christmas messages delivered from their respective Pastoral seats at Kitovu and Kako in Masaka district expressed concern that the constant abductions of people are creating a lot of unease in the community and casting the government in a bad light.
Kazimba observed that the Church’s sanctity is facing a serious threat of unacceptable habits that are usually sugarcoated with foreign financial aid which targets economically stressed societies.
Sheikh Galabuzi has instructed all district Kadhis who subscribe to the Kibuli faction, to compile and forward to his office registers of all mosques and their Imams in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
According to Mpuuga, he is constrained to believe that the investigations were indeed well-intentioned to build unity among the conflicting Muslim factions, owing to the government’s track records in handling similar inquiries that have remained incomplete for years.
In today’s Eid Al-Aduha prayers at the Masaka main mosque, the Muslim clerics led by Sheikh Sulait Ssentongo, the deputy Supreme District Kadhi for the greater Masaka district have complained about the protracted failure of the government to release the report, blaming the failure for the persistent misunderstandings within the Muslim community of Uganda.
St. Charles Lwanga, commonly known as “Karooli Lwanga” is one of the three Catholic Martyrs whose origin is Masaka diocese. The others are Bruno Sserunkuuma and John Mary Muzeeyi.
Reverend Fr. Deusdedit Luyimbaazi, the Estates Manager Masaka diocese, says that when they called for relatives of the deceased to participate in the exhumation process, only two families came up and showed interest in relocating the remains of their relatives to their ancestral burial grounds.
Bishop Katumba’s advice comes over a week after primary and Arts teachers in secondary schools laid down their tools demanding enhancements of their salaries. Besides the teachers, health professionals, lecturers, and nonteaching staff in public universities have also repeatedly gone on strike to demand a pay rise.
Molly Tandeka, the representative of Sembabule Archdeaconry to the synod demanded that the diocese adopts coffee farming as its niche through, which it can foster improved livelihoods of its priests and lay-readers, wherever they are deployed on their clerical duties.
According to Fr. Luyimbaazi, out of mutual engagements with UNRA; the Masaka diocese as the Landlord agreed to have all the affected graves relocated to open the way for the project without any financial compensation from the government.
Records at Masaka Catholic Diocese show that only 783-foot pilgrims set off for the 140kilometer journey on Sunday morning. This is way below the 1273-foot pilgrims that the diocese registered in 2019 before the outbreak of COVID-19
The situation became chaotic when dozens of Muslim faithful rose up and protested the speech by Masaka Resident District Commissioner Teopista Ssekungo.
