Transition at Catholic University of South Sudan: Bishop Hiiboro the Outgoing Chancellor Passes the Baton to Cardinal Ameyu and Bishop Christiano Amidst a Vision for Future Growth

By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA On Monday, 5th May 2024, the outgoing chancellor of the Catholic University of South Sudan (CUofSS) Rev. Dr. Bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala after completing his terms of office successfully passed over the mantle to the incoming chancellor His Eminence Cardinal Ameyu Mulla the president of Sudan and South Sudan Catholic…

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CAFOD and Trocaire Launch Emergency Relief Project for IDPs in Yambio and Nzara

By Wen Amos Mongu The Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), in partnership with international donors CAFOD and Trocaire, officially launched a one-year emergency and conflict response program aimed at supporting internally displaced persons (IDPs) across 10 camps in Yambio and Nzara counties. Led by the Diocese’s development arm, CODEP, the project is designed to provide…

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Bishop Hiiboro and some CDTY Priests and Seminarians graduands

Forming Priests for a Wounded Nation: Bishop Hiiboro Defends Advanced Studies for CDTY Clergy

By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA In responding to question disturbing majority of Christians of Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY) on why priests are sent for further studies instead of being assigned in various parishes, bishop Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala emphasized that priests need to acquire advanced degrees not for prestige but to sharpen their minds, expand…

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Poor Dilapidated Road Network is Undermining Service Delivery in South Sudan, the Government Needs to Fix Road Infrastructure

By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA In December 2023, I spent 3 weeks in Mboko and Yambio, Western Equatoria State, South Sudan. The journey from Tombura airstrip to Ave Maria Parish in Mboko was unbearable. The roads had no Maram, dangerous potholes, and due to heavy rains, they were hardly navigable because of mudslides and it…

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Bishop Hiiboro Calls for Mature, Prepared Love as Foundation for Nation-Building on Valentine’s Day

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…

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Bishop Hiiboro Blesses Vehicle, Shop, and Milling Machine at St. John Paul II Seminary

By Waure Eddy. The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, has officially blessed a vehicle, shop, and milling machine at St. John Paul II Philosophicum Major Seminary during the formal opening of the seminary’s 2026/27 academic year. The blessing ceremony and academic year inauguration celebrated institutional investments…

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