By Joseph Ernesto The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tambura Yambio on Easter Monday 10th April 2023 and the county commissioner of Ezo joined communities in Ezo to ride bicycles for peace, keeping the environment safe and farming to produce enough food. Speaking during the opening of the event Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala said…
By Baraka John The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has officially opened a new Women’s Center in Tombura County, providing a dedicated space for recovery and empowerment in a region rebuilding after years of conflict. Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro blessed and inaugurated the facility on Wednesday, hailing it as a significant step forward for local women…
By Amos Mongu Dessi Anisa, St. John Catholic University (SJCU) in Yambio has formally affiliated its agricultural programs with Uganda Martyrs University (UMU), marking a significant step towards addressing chronic food insecurity and unemployment in Western Equatoria State. The partnership was cemented on Thursday 24th 2025 during a high-level visit by a UMU delegation to…
Hope and new life filled the air today as St. Theresa Mission Hospital officially launched the construction of its first-ever Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a groundbreaking step toward saving the most fragile and precious lives: newborns. The solemn and joyful event was presided over by Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese…
By Waure Eddy In a major step toward strengthening food security and sustainable livelihoods, 90 farmers from Ezo, Yangiri, and Ringasi have received essential agricultural tools to support their second farming season. The distribution was carried out by the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) under its Sustainable Agriculture Project, funded by the Scottish…
By Waure Eddy Curia, Tombura–Yambio — Choir members drawn from various parishes within the Central Deanery of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura–Yambio gathered on Friday evening at the Bishop’s residence in the Curia for a special Christmas song sampling event, marking the start of preparations for the Christmas season. The colorful and prayerful gathering brought…
By Seminarian Ndangi William Kamunde On the 21st of September 2024, the Apostolic Nuncio paid a pastoral visit to St. Paul Major Seminary Juba South Sudan, and reminded them to stick to their prayers to avoid running into trouble. “Priest only run it trouble when they stop saying their prayers”. In his homily during the…
By Waure Eddy The newly appointed Minister of Transport, Road and Bridges, Honorable Elia Richard Box, has outlined his vision for improving road infrastructure across Western Equatoria State, emphasizing the critical role of roads in fostering development and security throughout the region. Speaking to the media on Thursday, the minister expressed gratitude for the opportunity…
By Sr. Laurencila, FSSA The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio has launched its Diocesan Lenten Program for 2026 under the motto “Return to the Lord and Live in Peace,” calling on all parishes, families, and Small Christian Communities to embrace a season of spiritual renewal, reconciliation, and active solidarity with the vulnerable. In a pastoral message…
By Waure Eddy St. Peter Nursery and Primary School has officially launched a quality education initiative funded by Caritas Austria and implemented by the Integrated Community Development Organization in collaboration with the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, bringing hope to a community where decades of conflict have devastated the education system. Gangura Payam, scarred by nearly…
