The Government of Western Equatoria State (WES), in partnership with the Catholic Church, has laid the foundation of St. John Catholic University in Yambio, a step towards expanding higher education opportunities in the state. Bishop Hiiboro appealed to the community to embrace the institution, saying education will empower children, nurture talent, and help the state…
By Waure Eddy Internally displaced persons and host community members in Madebe Payam of Ibba County have received vital agricultural tools and seeds through a six-month project titled Emergency Response and Recovery to IDPs, aimed at strengthening food security and livelihoods as families prepare for the agricultural season. The initiative, funded by CAFOD and Trocaire…
By Baraka John The Christian faithful at the Catholic Diocese of Tombura have been urged to be mindful of environmental conservation to curtail climatic change in the state. While presiding over a mass at St. Mary parish in Yambio, Bishop Edwardo Hiiboro Kussala emphasized to the faithful the importance of protecting the environment that God…
By Joseph Ernesto NAKOFOO / Yambio — The Christian community of St. Stephen Nakofoo Chapel — located about seven miles from Yambio town — gathered in joy and deep gratitude on Tuesday, December 2025, as Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura‑Yambio, blessed the site of their new church under construction….
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA As the CDTY seminarians return to the Seminary after a break for a new semester, Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, in his letter entitled “Be Fruitful and Solid in Christ,” has encouraged the Seminarians to embrace the joy of the Gospel as articulated by Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium. “Pope Francis,…
On his visit to the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio from the 8th-13th, 2024, the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri, Kenya, his Grace Anthony Muheria upon meeting with Seminarians of St. John Paul II Minor Seminary, reminded the seminarians on the importance of discernment, personal responsibility, and spiritual depth in their formation as future…
In the wake of a historic papal transition, we sit down once again for an in-depth conversation with Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, this time we are reflecting not just on the election of Pope Leo XIV and what this new pontificate means for the African Church, for South Sudan,…
By Joseph Ernesto The diocesan annual youth music competition for peace kicked off in Yambio WES on Monday morning under the Theme “Maintaining Peace on Diversity”, the youth music festival brought close to 1000 young people in the six deaneries of the Catholic Diocese of Tambura Yambio. Speaking during the opening ceremony, His Lordship Barani…
By Eddy Waure A Group of 30 Smallholder farmers from the Marasendeyo Farmers Group in Ezo County have successfully completed a five-day intensive training on modern farming and sustainable agriculture techniques. The farmers group were given over-role by Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) under the Sustainable Agriculture Project funded by the Scottish CODEP,…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Every year on October 10th, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), celebrates Catholic Education Day, a special occasion born from the resolutions of the First Diocesan Synod. The date, intentionally chosen to coincide with the feast of St. Daniel Comboni, honors the missionary’s pioneering spirit and his conviction that education…
