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Twins among those ordained priests in Uganda’s Kasese diocese By Agnes Aineah
Catholic News Agency
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mong the 12 men ordained priests of the Diocese of Kasese earlier this month was a pair of twins. Fr. Peter Katuramu Isingoma and Fr. Andrew Kato Katuramu told ACI Africa their Feb. 6 ordination was the highlight of their lives, and a fulfillment of dreams they had harbored from childhood. “It was a satisfying experience, which brought me so much excitement. So many people attended and they were all very happy,” said Fr. Peter in an interview with ACI Africa Feb. 10. He added, “There were so many of us being
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ordained priests and many other deacons. For many years, I had never seen such a big number of priests ordained on the same day in our diocese. It was a very beautiful celebration.” Fr. Andrew told ACI Africa, “At ordination, I felt great. To many, it was a mystery that twins were being ordained priests. I knew that God had chosen us before we were born and like Peter and his brother Andrew, the disciples of Jesus that our parents named us after, we had indeed been chosen to work with God’s people.” The twins grew up inseparable and were difficult to tell apart. In fact, Fr. Peter jokes that the scar
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