Board Approves USD 806,230 Budget for St. Theresa Mission Hospital
By Sr Henriette Anne FSSA In the recently concluded Bi-Annual board meeting of St. Theresa…
Board Approves USD 806,230 Budget for St. Theresa Mission Hospital
By Sr Henriette Anne FSSA In the recently concluded Bi-Annual board meeting of St. Theresa Mission Hospital, which took place on 23rd July 2025 in Limuru, Kenya, the board members adopted the budget of 2025-2026, amounting to over USD 806,230. “I am especially grateful that, together, we were able to pass our well-considered annual budget…
South Sudan’s St. John Catholic University Forges Key Agricultural Alliance with Uganda’s UMU to Combat Hunger
By Amos Mongu Dessi Anisa, St. John Catholic University (SJCU) in Yambio has formally affiliated its agricultural programs with Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), marking a significant step towards addressing chronic food insecurity and unemployment in Western Equatoria State. The partnership was cemented on Thursday 24th 2025 during a high-level visit by a UMU delegation to…
Rii-Rangu IDPs Sheltering in Ngindo Boma Receive Emergency Non-Food Items from CODEP and Caritas South Sudan
By Baraka John At least 100 internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled recent conflict in Rii-Rangu Payam and now sheltering in Ngindo Boma, Yambio County, received emergency non-food items on Wednesday, July 23rd 2025. The relief was provided by the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) in partnership with Caritas South Sudan. The distribution…
CODEP Distributes Emergency Food Assistance to 110 IDP Households in Yambio
By Baraka John The Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP), under the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, on July Tuesday 22nd 2025 distributed emergency food assistance to 110 internally displaced households sheltering in Saura Boma of Yambio County. The distribution targeted families who fled the recent conflict in Riranga Payam in April. The relief effort…
“True Freedom is Purposeful”: Bishop Hiiboro Urges South Sudanese to Rebuild and Reconcile on Independence Day
Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA As the Republic of South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation marks its 14th Independence Day on Wednesday, July 9th, bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura -Yambio (CDTY), Western Equatoria State, has emphasized to the citizens that true freedom is not just about the breaking of…
New Principal Assumes Office at Bishop Abangite College of Science and Technology
By Baraka John Bishop Abangite College of Science and Technology welcomed a new principal following a formal handover ceremony held on Wednesday 2nd July 2025. Mr. Ceaser Dowdow, formerly the Education Coordinator for the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), officially assumed the role of principal after his appointment by His Lordship Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro…
“I Have Prayed for You Daily”, Says Bishop Hiiboro as he Marks 17 Years of Episcopal Service
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA “And if I have done anything of worth, dear friends, it is this: I have prayed for you fervently, silently, and daily. I have stood at the altar whispering your names into the chalice. I am still praying for you for our families, for our wounded land, and for the…
Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio Appoints New Education Secretary, Urges Continuity and Growth
By Emmanuel Mandella In a ceremony held on Monday, June 30, 2025, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) formally welcomed Mr. Lino Nungo as the new Secretary for the Diocese Secretariat Education office, taking over from Mr. Cesar Daudau, who has been appointed principal of Bishop Abangite College by the bishop. The transition event, led…
“Priesthood is a Vocational Call” says Fr Thomas at the 25th Anniversary of Rev. Ezikiel Sungerukuari
By Baraka John The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) joyfully celebrated the 25th anniversary of priesthood of Rev. Ezikiel Sungerukuari, the parish priest of Corpus Christi Catholic Parish in Gangura Payam. Rev. Sungerukuari, affectionately known as “Rev. Sunge” by local parishioners, was ordained in the year 2000 by Cardinal Gabriel Zubeir Wako in Khartoum,…
