![Group photo taken after the launching with Bishop, govt officials, partners and staff of CDTY [Photo by Emmanuel Mandella The City Review]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Group-photo-taken-after-the-launching-with-Bishop-govt-officials-partners-and-staff-of-CDTY-Photo-by-Emmanuel-Mandella-The-City-Review-150x150.jpeg "CODEP Launches 7 Life-Saving Projects for IDPs in Western Equatoria")
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 CODEP Humanitarian Emergency Desk The Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP), operating under the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), on Thursday 19th successfully distributed essential relief aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rii-Menze Catholic Parish, Yambio County. The aid distribution, carried out on June 19, 2025, was made possible through generous funding…
By Joseph Ernesto NAKOFOO / Yambio — The Christian community of St. Stephen Nakofoo Chapel — located about seven miles from Yambio town — gathered in joy and deep gratitude on Tuesday, December 2025, as Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura‑Yambio, blessed the site of their new church under construction….
By Emmanuel Mandela The Catholic Bishop of Tombura-Yambio Diocese, His Lordship Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has issued a firm moral warning against the recruitment of children into armed forces, describing the practice as inherently wrong and a direct assault on the future of South Sudan. Bishop Hiiboro delivered his remarks during the commemoration of International…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Apart from the celebration of the Holy Mass during the heartfelt mission of compassion and solidarity of bishop Eduardo to Tombura County on 19th May 2024, the bishop also visited the camps in Tombura where many internally displaced persons (IDPs) are currently residing, from the church and extending his outreach…
By Emmanuel Mandella In a strategic move to boost economic resilience and reduce dependency within the Church, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) has trained more than 100 members of its devotional groups on financial sustainability. A total of 103 representatives drawn from the Holy Saints’ Central Deanery and the Holy Cross Mid-Central Deanery in…
![Picture of Bishop Hiiboro, Priest, Deacons and CDTY Seminarians after their consultation meeting of get together held at STTC [Photo Emmanuel Mandella]](https://rurugene.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Picture-of-Bishop-Hiiboro-Priest-Deacons-and-CDTY-Seminarians-after-their-consultation-meeting-of-get-together-held-at-STTC-Photo-Emmanuel-Mandella-400x250.jpg "“Embrace Hard Work, Self-Reliance, and Purpose” Says Bishop Hiiboro to Seminarians")
By Emmanuel Mandella On his audience with seminarians on Monday June 9th 2025, at Solidarity Training Center in Yambio, bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala of Catholic Bishop of Tombura-Yambio Diocese (CDTY), urged over 150 seminarians to embrace “self-discipline, hard work, and spiritual purpose” as they discern their call to the priesthood and that their formation is…
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…
![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 Thousands of Christians of Yambio gathered in the heart of Yambio on Sunday 13th 2025, to celebrate Palm Sunday, joining the global Christian community in marking the beginning of Holy Week. The faithful at the Central Deanery of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) participated in a solemn and vibrant procession…
