Actualités sma
-
In Vénissieux, Following the Footsteps of Blessed Angèle-Marie Littlejohn and Bibiane Leclercq, Martyrs of Algeria
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli This Sunday, July 26, the pilgrims of the SMA and the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles (OLA) left the North of France, the birthplace of Father Planque, to reach Lyon. Their first stop in Lyon took them to Vénissieux, to the church of the Immaculate Conception, for a Eucharistic celebration…
-
At Chemy, the whole world came to celebrate Father Planque’s 200th birthday
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli On 25 July 2026, the very day of his own birthday, Father Augustin Joseph Planque brought together, in his native village of Chemy, a missionary family gathered from every corner of the world. Two hundred years after his birth, this small village in northern France, part of the Sainte-Jeanne-Delanoue parish in the…
-
In the footsteps of Father Planque: the Word sown in the heart of the pilgrimage to Lille
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli Lille, 2nd day of the Triple Jubilee in France – The pilgrims experienced a high point in their spiritual journey by celebrating the Eucharist in the majestic Notre-Dame de la Treille Cathedral. The Mass was presided over by Father Romuald Carton, Vicar General of the Diocese of Lille, in this place steeped…
-
The Joy of Togetherness: Lille, Chemy and Lyon Celebrate the Triple Jubilee of the SMA and the OLA
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli From 23 to 28 July 2026, the Society of African Missions (SMA) and the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) are gathering in France to celebrate an exceptional triple anniversary: the 170th anniversary of the SMA, the 150th anniversary of the OLA, and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Father…
-
“My joy is to accompany the young men”: inside the International Spiritual Year of Calavi
Students participate attentively in a Mass marking the taking of the oath at the conclusion of the International Spiritual Year, held in Calavi, Benin, on 25 June 2025.
-
The SMA Mourns Fr. Jean-Marie Guillaume: Scholar, Leader, and Missionary
The Society of African Missions (SMA) mourns the passing of Fr. Jean-Marie Guillaume, SMA, who died today, 24 June 2026, at the age of 86, on the eve of the anniversary of the death of our Founder. This proximity to the Society’s memory adds a profound symbolic resonance to his passing, as his life was…
