By: Emmanuel Mandella In a bold step toward transforming higher education in the region, the Catholic University of South Sudan, St. John Campus in Yambio, is expanding its academic programs and preparing for a major relocation next academic year, the initiative spearheaded by the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the initiative aims to empower South Sudanese…
By Waure Eddy The faithful community at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Gangura Payam on Saturday 10th May 2025, launched a coffee plantation and established fish pond. Dubbed the “Green Gold Coffee Plantation”, the initiative aims to promote sustainable agriculture and provide economic opportunities for the local Christian community. The launch was marked by prayer,…
By Baraka John Hundreds of faithful on 11th Sunday April 2025 at St. John Chapel in Nabiapai Two, near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), participated in a spirited fundraising event aimed at constructing a permanent worship space for the growing Christian community. Led by Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of the Catholic…
By Alex Bimo and Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA The Christian community of Corpus Christi Parish officially received the newly constructed classrooms at St. Peter Nursery and Primary School. The long-awaited facility, constructed by ICODO with funding from Caritas Austria, was inaugurated in a colorful and spiritual ceremony led by Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kusala of the…
The election of the first American Pope, following the first Latin American Pope, is for us grace upon grace. America holds a strong Catholic tradition and a vibrant community of faith. It is a power to be reckoned with not only geopolitically but spiritually and can now contribute anew to the re-evangelization of the world….
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA His Lordship Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala has condemned the latest act of violence, the assassination of Mr. Tamania, a dedicated youth leader and Coordinator of the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP). “This is the second horror visited upon this parish community,” Bishop Kussala wrote, referencing the earlier tragic…
By Baraka John The community of Yambio is celebrating a major milestone in education with the official inauguration of the newly constructed St. Augustine Nursery and Primary School, a state-of-the-art institution funded through international collaboration and local vision. The school, inaugurated last Saturday, was made possible through generous funding from the faithful of St. Joseph…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA As the Universal Catholic Church honors the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, who is also the patron Saint of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio South Sudan (CDTY), bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala has called upon the faithful to honor the life of St. Joseph by embracing the dignity of work…
The faithful at the St Peter’s Square (Credit: Vatican Media)
By Henriette Anne, FSSA With hearts still heavy with sorrow, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, marking the first anniversary of the tragic disappearance of Rev. Fr. Luke Yugue and Mr. Michael Gbeko bishop Hiiboro Eduardo Kussala has invited all the faithful, to remember, to hope, and to stand steadfast in the pursuit of justice. It…
