By Waure Eddy Refugees and returnees in Source-Yubu Payam have received much-needed food and non-food items under the Humanitarian Emergency Assistance to Refugees and Returnees project, bringing hope and relief to families who have endured months without support. The initiative, funded by the Caritas Network and implemented by the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace…
By Baraka John The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, returned to the diocese on Thursday following a significant trip to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where he attended a major Caritas Africa conference. He was warmly welcomed upon his arrival by clergy, religious sisters, students, and diocesan staff….
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and leaders of national Caritas organizations from 46 African countries have issued the Abidjan Declaration, affirming the Church’s mission of charity as constitutive of its identity and calling for renewed commitment to serving the poor and vulnerable across the continent. The declaration emerged from a historic gathering…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has published a deeply personal prayer of thanksgiving on the occasion of his birthday, expressing profound gratitude to God and to the countless people who have blessed him with their love, prayers, and support. In the prayer released on March…
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA The Missionary Community of St. Paul the Apostle has convened a comprehensive staff meeting at Ave Maria Mission, bringing together employees from both Ave Maria and St. Thomas parishes to discuss the mission’s pastoral and developmental activities in the region. The meeting was led by Reverend Father Albert, head of…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio has expressed profound gratitude to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops for their message of solidarity following the tragic killing of approximately 200 innocent civilians in Ayod County and Abiemnhom County earlier this month. In a letter dated March 20, 2026, Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala,…
By Baraka John Two clergy from the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio departed this morning for Malakal, where they will begin a three-year pastoral mission in the Catholic Diocese of Malakal. Reverend Wenengbi Ngbapai Moses and Deacon John Bangasu Santo were officially assigned to serve in Malakal following a directive issued by the Most Reverend Barani…
By Waure Eddy The Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has distributed cash vouchers worth 15,600 United States dollars to vulnerable internally displaced persons in Madebe Payam, Ibba County, as part of a six-month emergency response and recovery project. The initiative, funded by CAFOD and Trocaire in partnership and implemented by CODEP, targets 200 households…
By Alex Bimo. A new pastoral chapter has begun at St. Mary Catholic Parish in Yambio following the official assignment of Deacon Luis to serve the parish community, as part of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio’s ongoing efforts to strengthen pastoral services in local parishes. The appointment was made by the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo…
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has expressed profound ecclesial solidarity with the Church in South Sudan following the killing of approximately 200 innocent civilians in Ayod County in Jonglei State and Abiemnhom County in the Ruweng Administrative area. In a letter dated March 10, 2026, addressed to the…
