Uganda, April 15 -- Preparations are in high gear at the Kasese Catholic Diocese as it prepares to host this year's Uganda Martyrs Day celebration on 3rd June.

Key activities, ongoing, are to ensure safe, organised, and spiritually meaningful commemoration, including the registration of foot pilgrims as well as safety and security measures.

The celebration will be led by Bishop Francis Kibira of Kasese Catholic Diocese under the theme "Christ is Alive in You and Me" (Galatians 2:19-20).

The organising committee says more than 15,000 pilgrims from the diocese alone are expected to take part in the celebration. An additional 3,000 are expected from the DR Congo and will journey from Kasese to Namugongo, covering over ...