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…
By Sr. Laurencila, FSSA. The Epiphany Sunday ordination Mass at St. Augustine Parish in the Diocese of Tombura–Yambio was marked by a powerful call for holiness, unity, and social transformation as candidates for the Diaconate and the Holy Priesthood were urged to become living signs of hope during the Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope. Preaching…
By Elias Ginana YAMBIO, WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE — The Diocesan Media House, Anisa FM Radio, operating under the Catholic Diocese of Tombura–Yambio, has successfully trained a new cohort of community reporters drawn from three parishes across the Diocese. The initiative, conducted in line with the pastoral directives of His Lordship Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala,…
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…
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…
![Picture of Dave Dettoni, and the Executive Vice President of Sudan Relief Fund (SRF) one of the principal donors speaking during the commissioning ceremony in Nzara [Photo Emmanuel Mandella]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WhatsApp-Image-2025-08-06-at-8.32.56-AM-400x250.jpeg "“We are Not Just Donors We are Investors in Hope,” Say’s SRF VP at Nzara Pediatric Ward Commissioning")
By: Emmanuel Mandella The newly constructed pediatric ward at St. Teresa’s Mission Hospital in Nzara in Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has been described not just as a product of charity, but as a long-term investment in the health and future of South Sudan’s children. Speaking during the official commissioning ceremony of the newly constructed…
By Baraka John The director of the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) has called for urgent humanitarian support to thousands of displaced populations sheltering at the UNMISS compound in Tombura County, as a fresh wave of inter-communal violence broke in Tombura County. Fr. Charles Mbikoyo, said the renewed violent conflict has displaced…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has issued a Labour Day message calling on all Catholics and South Sudanese to embrace honesty and reject laziness while working toward food sufficiency, marking the Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, the Patron saint of the Diocese. In his…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Father Usumo Emmanuel Sahangagine Peter a South Sudanese priest from the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) on sharing his pastoral experience for the last two and half months in Kenya acknowledged that he has learned a lot especially in the area of “Small Christian Communities (SCCs), a grassroot model of…
By. Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA “Behold, I am making all things new” (Rev 21:5) Tombura–Yambio, Western Equatoria State – Republic of South Sudan As South Sudan enters the New Year 2026 amid lingering uncertainty and fragile hope, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura–Yambio has issued a deeply reflective and prophetic New Year Pastoral Message, calling the…
