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The Liberation of Fr. Pier Luigi Maccalli: Thank you all!
“It was your prayers that sustained me in these years of imprisonment.” Dear friends, We, Missionary Fathers of the Italian Province of the Society of the African Missions, greet you and wish you all the best. Together we received with great joy the news about the release of our confrere and friend, Fr. Pier Luigi…
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THE RETURN OF FR. PIER LUIGI MACCALLI, SMA
Pier Luigi Maccalli landed with a military plane in Rome-Ciampino on the afternoon of Friday 9 October, together with Nicola Chiacchio, his fellow prisoner. Welcomed by Prime Minister Conte and the Foreign Minister Di Maio, he then completed the formalities at the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office and at the Crisis Unit of the Farnesina (Ministry…
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Welcome back Fr. Pierluigi!
“It is with joy that we learn and that we confirm the release of Father Pier Luigi Maccali”, exclaimed on the official website of the Society of African Missions (SMA), Rev. Father Antonio Porcellato, Superior General of the said society of which Father Pier Luigi Maccali is a member.
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Thank you Lord! Fr. Luigi Maccalli is free!!!
The official statement from the Superior General of the Society of African Missions Today on Oct 8, 2020, around 10 pm in Rome we received the news of the liberation of our confrere Fr. Luigi Maccalli who had been kidnapped in Niger on September 17, 2018. Fr. Luigi has been freed with the Malian politician…
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Kabwe Diocese: SMA ordinations despite Covid-19
“You will not only represent the SMA or your dioceses abroad, but you will be ambassadors of Zambia as a nation.”These words were addressed to Fr. Peddy Sinda, Fr. Western Chewe, Fr. Deotacius Chikontwe, Fr. Chikosi Temani, and Fr. Bernard Mulongo, the five newly ordained priests of the Society of African Missions by the Zambian…
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A glance at the Mission of Bougou
The SMA International Media Centre had the privilege to interview Fr. Oshalaiye Christopher, SMA about his mission in the Republic of Benin. This article is a response to that interview. “I am a happy missionary priest and I am glad to have the opportunity to minister to the people of God every day.” “At some point…
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Togo: State-Church, a step in the right direction?
As part of its policy to promote youth employment and access to basic infrastructure for the most vulnerable, the Togolese government has launched several programs, including the Support of Vulnerable Populations (PSVP). The PSVP, which is a state program, decided to accompany the Church of Togo and more precisely the diocese of Sokodé in its…
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SMA /OLA Response to human trafficking (SORHT)
In John’s gospel chapter 10:10, Jesus revealed that he came that we might have life and have it in abundance. On the 10th of December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These rights include the right to life, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, social security, the right to…
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Africa: Why go back?
Since I announced that I was going back to Africa to serve at the SMA Seminary in Lomé, I received many comments. Some were very positive while others were reserved: “You are courageous to go back after 19 years of break with the African climate.” When the SMA General Council asked me for this service,…
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Lodwar: The Intrigues of Mission in the “Desert”
“Even in their poverty, the Turkana people are friendly and welcoming.” The SMA international media Center had an opportunity to interview Fr. Ephraim Joseph Kway SMA, from the Catholic Diocese of Moshi in Tanzania. Fr. Ephraim is currently serving at St. Peter’s Parish in Lorgum in the Catholic Diocese of Lodwar and here is what…
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