The day is observed June 3 at Namugongo Shrine, built on the site where 45 people, including 22 Catholics, were burned to death on orders of the king of Buganda from 1885 to 1887.
Pilgrims trek days to join Uganda’s annual Martyrs Day observance
Pope calls for protecting women, girls from trafficking, genital mutilation
St. Bakhita, who was sold into slavery as a child, is the patron saint of the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, which is marked on her Feb. 8 feast day.