August was a blessed month for the Congregation of Holy Cross this year, with the nine Final Professions for the Province of East Africa on August 30 bringing the total for the month to 27. Previously, the St. Joseph Province in Bangladesh on August 18 had its celebrated its eight Final Professions, and the United States Province …
On July 16, at the Holy Cross Novitiate in Lake Saaka, Uganda, 11 novices made their First Profession of Vows. Ten of the newly professed are from the Province of East Africa, while the eleventh is from the Province of West Africa. Fr. Cyprian Binaka, C.S.C., Superior of the Province of East Africa, presided and …
With much pomp, ceremony, song, and dance, the formal inauguration of the Congregation of Holy Cross’s Province of East Africa took place on January 8, 2023, in a packed Virika Cathedral in Fort Portal, Uganda, where four Holy Cross priests first arrived in 1956 to begin a new mission endeavor in East Africa. The establishment …
October was the District of East Africa’s month to celebrate as they witnessed the Final Vows of Mr. Bunjako Charles, C.S.C., and Mr. Agaba Emmanuel, C.S.C., as well as their Ordination to the Diaconate and the Ordination of Deacon Gideon Mureithi, C.S.C., to the priesthood. The Mass of Perpetual Profession was held on October …
The District of East Africa dedicated its newest parish in the Archdiocese of Arusha in Tanzania. Located in Sombetini, in the outskirts of Arusha City, the new Sacred Heart Parish has about 6,000 Catholics. Fr. Prosper Tesha, C.S.C., serves as its first Pastor. With the assistance and the goodwill of the people and the Holy Cross Mission Center, …
On July 16, seven young men from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania professed their First Vows as members of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Fr. Cyprian Binaka, C.S.C., Superior of the District of East Africa, presided and preached at the Mass of First Profession. Assisting were Br. Cleophas Kyomuhendo, C.S.C., Novice Master, and Fr. Gabriel Lulu, C.S.C., …
