RURU GENE NEWS

By Waure Eddy. More than 100 community members from across Western Equatoria State concluded a three-day training on community dialogue processes on Friday, aimed at strengthening local capacity to resolve disputes and sustain peace at the grassroots level. The training brought together community leaders, church leaders, civil society organizations, youth representatives, government officials, and women’s…

By Baraka John YAMBIO, WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE — Staff of the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) and the Diocesan Curia of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio have officially commenced their Christmas holiday break, concluding a year of dedicated service with an uplifting message of positivity, steadfastness, and renewed commitment ahead of the new…

Western Equatoria State fire brigade officers in Yambio have embarked on refresher training according to Con. Henry Males Louis the director of the fire brigade in the state capital Yambio.!!  He said over 150 fire brigade officers who have embarked on a refresher training in the office of fire brigade are not new members but…

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   The administration of St. Teresa Hospital on Wednesday April 9th 2025, welcome three newly recruited medical doctors to further enhance the quality of healthcare services provided to the local communities. Dr. Taban Charles, an Associate Consultant in Gynecology and the Medical Director of St. Teresa Hospital, told Anisa radio that, the…

By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. As the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio commemorates the 12th anniversary of Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi’s passing, Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala has reflected on the pioneering bishop’s enduring legacy and called on the contemporary Diocese to continue the missionary, developmental, and educational vision that defined Gasi’s 34-year ministry. In an…

By Emmanuel Mandella “The Feast of Our Mother Mary that we celebrate today, the Assumption, is our celebration. God created human beings in His image, and among them is Mary, full of grace and without sin. She bore Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and her body and soul were taken to heaven. This is…

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…