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SMA OLA Response to Human Trafficking
Migrants remain almost daily in News headlines in recent years. While the media attention goes to debates on whether to let people in or not, SMA and OLA missionaries turn their attention to the victims of human trafficking and the criminal network behind it.
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Fr. Ernest: Missionary Experience
Recently, I interviewed Father Ernest, SMA of Nigeria, about his missionary experience: here is his testimony.
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Benin:Celebration of the 5th Anniversary of the parish St Paul de Zogbadje
On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the parish of St Paul Zogbadjè. Fr. José Florent Kakpo SMA, the present parish priest with his parish Council wanted to mark a special seal for the revival of the Christian community in Zogbadjè.
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Message of The Superior General for the death of Fr Cosmas
“On my own behalf and that of the entire family of SMA, I write to offer you and the entire family of Mill Hill my very sincere sympathy on the brutal killing of Fr Cosmas Ondari in Cameroon. I heard of this terrible tragedy on my return last night from the USG meeting. May his…
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Phillipines: World Mission Sunday
Every third Sunday of October, the Catholic church throughout the world commemorates World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis, in his message to all Christians highlightened on the mission that we have received from Christ. These words alone speak about witnessing our faith to the ends of the earth. It is a moment of profound solidarity when…
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Lyon Cours Gambetta: Overnight prayer for Fr. Pier Luigi Maccali
Lyon Cours Gambetta: Overnight prayer for Fr. Pier Luigi Maccali The 5th October, 2018 from 7pm to 8pm, the SMA chapel at 150 Cours Gambetta in Lyon (69007) served as framework within which the overnight prayer in favour of the liberation of Fr. Pier Luigi Maccali, an SMA Italian Missionary kidnapped in Niger on the…
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October 27th: SMA day for ecumenical, interreligious and intercultural dialogue
During our 2013 General Assembly, our delegates chose October 27 as the day of, interreligious, ecumenical and inter-cultural dialogue. The GA asks all members at various levels to make “a great effort to promote” this day. Why this date of October 27 ? On October 27, 1986, for the first time in the world, Pope…
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Fr. Polycarpe Guinimbele: From the parish of Doutchi (Niger), to the Central African District-in-Formation
Father Polycarp Désiré Guinimbele is a priest with the Society of African Missions since 2014. He is from the Central African Republic. While in Lyon, at the SMA Media Center, he shared with us his missionary experience in Niger (2014-2017) then in the Central African Republic where since October 2017, he was appointed secretary,…
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“How much…” – Documentary on human trafficking
The sands of Sahara have buried numerous ambitions and the Mediterranean waters have drowned loads of dreams. Those who survived the perils of the journey have just jumped from the frying pan to the fire – the slavery continues in the open air. Desperate people on one side and closed immigration doors on the other.…
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With Mary Mother of Jesus Sr. Paulette Makes her perpetual Vows
Sr. Paulette Afi Manavi MODZINOU was born on the 29th July 1988 in Togo. (West Africa). She’s the last born of a Catholic Christian family of six children comprising five girls and one boy.
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