By KGR Reporter,
Hundreds of youth from various parts of the Country yesterday started gathering at the Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima City for the National Catholic Youth Conference celebrations.
Hoima Catholic Diocese which falls under Mbarara Ecclesiastical Province is hosting this year’s National catholic youth Conference celebrations from December 10th to December 15th 2024 at our Lady of Lourdes Bujumbura Cathedral in Hoima City.
The National Youth Conference is an annual event led by the Uganda Episcopal Conference an umbrella which unites all the catholic bishops of Uganda.
The annual event is always rotational in the four different ecclesiastical provinces under the Catholic Church.
Yesterday, hundreds of youth from various parts of the country started arriving at the Bujumbura cathedral for the conference that is to be attended by over 10,000 youth.
The conference also provides appropriate career guidance to the youth some of whom are students, ensuring they make informed choices regarding their courses of study to avoid misplaced decisions.
Fr. Sylvester Birungi, the Chairperson organizing committee for this year’s National Youth Conference says that all is set for the youth to convene and share ideas. Fr. Birungi speaking…..
Fr. Patrick Mugisa, a member of the finance committee says, that despite budgeting for 812 million shillings to host the conference, they have only realized 60 percent of the total budget press time. END.