By Gibson Kamilio Bakuyo BAZIA PAYAM, Western Bahr-el-Ghazal — More than 16,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) have arrived in Bazia Payam, following heavy fighting in surrounding areas, and are now living in desperate conditions — lacking food, shelter, water, sanitation and health care. The bulk of those displaced are women, children and elderly people, forced…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Catholic Bishops of Sudan and South Sudan has condemned the escalating violence that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions of people in the ongoing war in Sudan which began in April 2023 between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), urging Sudanese people to…
By Ernesto Chakaya Thousands of faithful gathered at St. Mary Parish in Yambio as the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio, the Most Reverend Dr. Barani Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, officially launched the Second National Lenten Campaign 2026, bringing together Christians from different parishes to pray, reflect, and renew their commitment during this holy season…
By Baraka John Preparations are underway for the upcoming Catholic School Day, celebrated annually on October 10th across all Catholic schools under the Diocese of Tombura-Yambio. A successful and well-attended meeting of principals and headmasters from the diocese’s Catholic schools was held on Wednesday, setting the foundation for a meaningful and unified celebration this year….
By Waure Eddy The Azande Kingdom made history this weekend with the launch of its first-ever Cultural Festival, held at Yambio Freedom Square. The two-day celebration, themed “Celebrating Our Unity through Cultural Diversity,” brought together communities from Nvolo to Kubiri Boor in a vibrant display of traditional dances, foods, and shared heritage. The festival aimed…
By Waure Eddy Internally displaced persons and host community members in Madebe Payam of Ibba County have received vital agricultural tools and seeds through a six-month project titled Emergency Response and Recovery to IDPs, aimed at strengthening food security and livelihoods as families prepare for the agricultural season. The initiative, funded by CAFOD and Trocaire…
The visiting Archbishop to the Catholic diocese of Tombura Yambio has been flown back to Kenya on Tuesday morning; His Grace Anthoney Muheria who is the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nyeri spent nearly 7 days in the Diocese of Tombura Yambio. The Archbishop’s return from his visit to the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio…
By Sr. Laurencila, FSSA. Reverend Father Victor Sende, the priest entrusted with ministry in three mission parishes across Maridi County, continues to inspire hope and transform communities through exemplary pastoral leadership rooted in service, simplicity, and dedication, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio reported. Serving St. Lucy Parish Mambe, St. Agnes Parish Ras’Olo, and St. Monica…
By Waure Eddy WAU / YAMBIO — The humanitarian arm of the Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (CODEP) has dispatched its Humanitarian Emergency Coordinator, Gibson Kamilio, on a fact-finding mission to communities hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Wau, Nagero, Tambura and neighboring Bazia — an effort aimed at assessing needs and delivering essential…
By Sr. Henriette Anne, FSSA Every year on October 10th, the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio (CDTY), celebrates Catholic Education Day, a special occasion born from the resolutions of the First Diocesan Synod. The date, intentionally chosen to coincide with the feast of St. Daniel Comboni, honors the missionary’s pioneering spirit and his conviction that education…
