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  • Dromantine at 100: A Century of Mission, Formation and Welcoming

    This year marks a century since the SMA made Dromantine its home. On 21 September 1926, 47 seminarians arrived from the SMA seminary at Blackrock Road in Cork. Eight days later, on 29 September, Dromantine was officially opened as a major seminary. It was the beginning of a remarkable chapter. The decision to establish the…

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  • Silver Jubilee for Fr. Dominik Wacław : A Life Given to Mission

    It was a sunny day, filled with joy, familiar faces and a spirit of gratitude at the Parafia Wniebowzięcia  (Church of Our Lady of the Assumption) of Wielogłow, Fr. Dominik Waclaw’s home parish, where he celebrated his 25th anniversary of priestly ordination. The celebration, held yesterday, brought together family members, friends, confrères and Fr. Didier…

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  • The ‘danger of living in a laboratory’: Father Mandirola’s warning to the SMA Curia

    By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli From September 8 to 10, 2026, the General Curia of the Society of African Missions (SMA) met at the Domus Aurea Center in Rome to reflect on how to better serve the congregation. The first day was led by Fr. Renzo Mandirola, SMA, from the Province of Italy. He invited those in…

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  • A Definitive Yes to Mission: Anselmo Fabiano Commits for Life in the SMA

    A day of joy, thanksgiving and deep emotion marked the life of Anselmo Fabiano, an SMA seminarian, who on Sunday, 6 September 2026, made his perpetual oath of belonging to the Society of African Missions (SMA), Province of Italy. The celebration took place in the SMA-OLA community of Feriole (Padua), in the presence of his…

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  • 31 New SMA Priests this Year: The Mission Continues

    The Society of African Missions(SMA) rejoices in thanksgiving for 31 new missionaries who have been ordained after years of prayer, formation, study and preparation for mission. Their ordination is more than a personal milestone. It is a celebration of the continuing vitality of missionary vocation and a powerful reminder that God continues to call young…

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  • Father Alexis Nicabou: An SMA Missionary at the Crossroads

    Father Alexis Nicabou — from the frontiers of West Africa to the land of the SMA founder. A missionary of encounter, listening, and fraternity, ready for a new chapter in Castelnaudary.

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