Uganda has quietly absorbed a million South Sudanese refugees in the past few years. While challenges abound, Uganda's liberal policy toward refugees stems from its own recent tumultuous history.
Grace on the Margins: In the face of spiritual harm, loss of work and civil rights, and physical violence endured by LGBTQ persons, are Francis' words to Juan Carlos Cruz adequate?
The internet system in Uganda was born out of a basic need to communicate safe routes due to terror threats when the Lord's Resistance Army was rampant. Commercial investment is low, but the Catholic Church's network is still online and changing lives.
NCR Today: Callista Gingrich confirmed as ambassador to Holy See; Pope Francis explains 'pastoral risk' of being direct in interviews; 35 new saints named; first-person stories from sisters in Uganda
