Some pupils in Torit turned school bags UNICEF donated for carrying mangoes instead of books.
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Parish Priest Jackino Lomogo, who witnessed the action, on Sunday revealed it to Christians, appealing to parents to ensure the children use the bags in the right way to enable them keep their books, Radio Emmanuel reported.
The priest notes that UNICEF rescued parents from the burden of spending their own money to buy bags for children at high prices in the market.
Priests face difficulties of leading two parishes
Priests in the Western Deanery of Tombura-Yambio Catholic Diocese complain of one father heading two parishes.
Episcopal Vicar for Western Deanery Fr Jacinto Nangi says five priests are responsible for nine parishes and one priest leads two parishes, Radio Anisa reported.
St Luke the Evangelist Parish Priest Elario Boro Zambakari stresses the need for more young people to join the seminary to become priests in the big vineyard of the Lord as they resolved in their meeting to intensify evangelization.
Fr Boro laments that Christians are not able to fuel priests’ cars for pastoral works from one parish to the other.