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The rise of the "Celtic Tiger" and revelations of widespread clergy sexual abuse crisis are often cited as causes for the sharp decline in Catholic practice at the turn of the new millennium.

Kudagama is a center for healing and pilgrimage site. Services feature praise and thanksgiving, confession, and emphasis on the power of priests to heal.

In the middle of the jungle, Our Lady of Madhu Shrine welcomes pilgrims throughout the year, and a formal procession on the Feast of the Assumption.

Catholics are focused on healing and reconciliation within their church following a civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the minority Tamil secessionist movement.

Saints in Uganda, and especially the martyrs St. Charles Lwanga and companions, serve a three-fold function: as intermediaries, as protectors and as role models.

Marriage is an enormously important social event in Ugandan traditional cultures. While rural norms governing marriage remain strong, up to a third of children in Kampala are born to single mothers.

Only 1% of Ugandans describe themselves primarily as practitioners of traditional local religions, but such practices endure among many people who identify as Christian or Muslim.

The Church in Uganda is home to many Catholic societies, and parishes are full of organizations that promote development and shared Christian life.

Catholics in Uganda are unusually proud of their faith, feeling that the Ugandan Martyrs define them and make Catholicism something deeply rooted in their land.

Ugandan Catholics are not particularly focused on a cycle of feast days, but celebrate the Feast of the Uganda Martyrs, Christmas, New Year's and Easter.