Archdiocese of Mbarara Development AssociationThirty-five couples received the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony at the 2026 Caravan in Nyabwina, without the usual wedding costs.
This is the first time AMDA has included a mass wedding on its Caravan menu since 2013. It supports two of the seven AMDA pillars, Spiritual Development and Unity, and was sponsored with special support from the AMDA Men Council. The couples also took home gifts from AMDA.
Seventy people received the sacrament and were welcomed back fully into the Catholic community. The other sacraments, such as the Eucharist, are now open to them, and they can take up leadership roles that require a fully initiated Catholic.
The article by Hilary Bainemigisha cites the 2024 National Population and Housing Census: 26.6% of adults aged 18 and above were cohabiting, about 6.8 million people. AMDA congratulated the newlyweds for formalising their marriages and setting a good public example.