![Picture of the Bishop Barani Hiiboro Kussala while talking to the audience, [Photo Emmanuel Mandella]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/vPicture-of-the-Bishop-Barani-Hiiboro-Kussala-while-talking-to-the-audience-Photo-Emmanuel-Mandella-150x150.jpg "Bishop Hiiboro Calls for Self-Reliance and Nonviolent Speech in South Sudan")
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…
By Sr. Laurencila, FSSA The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, Rt. Rev. Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has used the occasion of Valentine’s Day to deliver a powerful pastoral message urging South Sudanese families to embrace mature, faithful, and well-prepared love as the foundation for rebuilding the nation, describing superficial romance as insufficient for…
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA TOMBURA, WESTERN EQUATORIA STATE — The Catholic faithful of Tombura greeted their newly appointed Parish Administrator, Rev. Fr. Santino Makuei, with joy and enthusiasm this week following his official installation as Acting Parish Priest of Tombura Town and Administrator of the three Catholic parishes in the area. The parishes under…
By Waure Eddy The Catholic Diocese of Tambura-Yambio, led by His Lordship Bishop Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has officially launched the construction of new male and female wards and a guest house at St. Tereza Mission Hospital in Nzara, Western Equatoria State. The new facilities are expected to significantly enhance healthcare delivery for communities in…
By Waure Eddy The Catholic Organization for Development and Peace has distributed cash vouchers worth 15,600 United States dollars to vulnerable internally displaced persons in Madebe Payam, Ibba County, as part of a six-month emergency response and recovery project. The initiative, funded by CAFOD and Trocaire in partnership and implemented by CODEP, targets 200 households…
By Sr. Laurencila Akinyi, FSSA. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, delivered a profound and challenging homily during the Chrism Mass at St. Mary Mother of God Cathedral on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, calling priests to embrace radical service and total self-giving in imitation of Christ….
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Bishop Emmanuel Bernadino Lowe of Torit Diocese in South Sudan, has strongly condemned the violent attack on Our Lady of Assumption Parish, Loa in Magwi County by members of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) on 26th March 2025, which resulted to killing of one person and injuring another. Bishop…
By Baraka John The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has officially unveiled a commemorative portrait of the late Bishop Joseph Abangite Gasi, honoring one of the South Sudan’s most influential religious leaders and peacemakers. The unveiling ceremony, held on Saturday at the 11th Anniversary feast of the late Bishop at St. Mary’s Cathedral in…
In a stirring address during the Solemnity of Corpus Christi under the auspices of the National Eucharist Congress, on 2nd June 2024 at St. Mary Mother of God Parish Yambio, Barani Eduardo Hiiboro, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), called upon the faithful of Western Equatoria State to embrace agricultural unity and opportunity….
By Baraka John Yambio – The Catholic Diocese of Tombura–Yambio (CDTY) has assigned two of its clergy to serve in the Catholic Diocese of Malakal for a three-year term, in a move aimed at strengthening pastoral ministry and inter-diocesan cooperation in South Sudan. The appointments were announced in a communiqué titled Diocesan Structural Number A,…
