![Displace Citizens of Nagero County of WES [Credit photo]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Displace-Citizens-of-Nagero-County-of-WES-Credit-photo-150x150.jpg "Fresh Clashes Relocate Hundreds in Nagero County, Western Equatoria")
![Picture of Bishop Hiiboro, Priest, Deacons and CDTY Seminarians after their consultation meeting of get together held at STTC [Photo Emmanuel Mandella]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Picture-of-Bishop-Hiiboro-Priest-Deacons-and-CDTY-Seminarians-after-their-consultation-meeting-of-get-together-held-at-STTC-Photo-Emmanuel-Mandella-400x250.jpg "“Embrace Hard Work, Self-Reliance, and Purpose” Says Bishop Hiiboro to Seminarians")
By Emmanuel Mandella On his audience with seminarians on Monday June 9th 2025, at Solidarity Training Center in Yambio, bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of Catholic Bishop of Tombura-Yambio Diocese (CDTY), urged over 150 seminarians to embrace “self-discipline, hard work, and spiritual purpose” as they discern their call to the priesthood and that their formation is…
Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has arrived in the Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya’s Turkana region for a week-long pastoral visit centered on preaching at a spiritual retreat, celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Community of Saint Paul the Apostle, and…
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…
By Sr. Laurencila, FSSA. The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio has issued comprehensive medical and health guidelines for priests, religious, catechists, seminarians, and pastoral agents working in the tropical rainforest environment of Western Equatoria State, where missionaries face numerous health risks including malaria, typhoid, and dangerous travel conditions. The guidelines, released on May 13, 2026, by…
By Emmanuel Mandella Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura Yambio, on 17th August 2025 during the celebration of Holy Mass urged the young people in Western Equatoria and South Sudan choose education, not idleness, in order to change their future and build South Sudan. “Peace and development cannot come without education….
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…
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…
By Waure Eddy. The Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has officially launched the formation of eight Village Savings and Loan Association groups across four counties in Western Equatoria State, with support from the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, marking a significant milestone in efforts to strengthen community resilience and promote financial inclusion among vulnerable…
![Picture of Bishop Hiiboro, Priests and the 14 seminarians [Photo Emmanuel Mandella]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Picture-of-Bishop-Hiiboro-Priests-and-the-14-seminarians-Photo-Emmanuel-Mandella-400x250.jpeg "Bishop Hiiboro Urges Support for Seminarians, as the Diocese Celebrates 14 Seminarians Completing Pre-Priesthood Orientation")
By Emmanuel Mandella A sense of hope and spiritual commitment filled the air in Nzara on Tuesday May 20, 2025, as 14 young seminarians were honored after successfully completing a five-month orientation at St. John Pre-Priesthood Formation House. Bishop Hiiboro reminded the faithful to support their sons and help them remain strong in faith since…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA In memory of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church will have nine-day of prayer called Novendiali starting with the funeral Mass in accordance with the ancient custom. According to the Vatican press release the celebration is open to all and each day will involve the participation of different groups. The first…
