Mission stories
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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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Where Mission Finds Its Melody: The Story of Father Emmanuel
Father Emmanuel, a priest of the Society of African Missions, begins a new chapter of his ministry in France, bringing together his missionary vocation, pastoral commitment and passion for sacred music in service of the Gospel.
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A First for Angola
Today, at Bom Pastor Parish in Kicolo, Sebastião Moniz was ordained a priest by the imposition of hands of Bishop Maurício Agostinho Camuto, C.S.Sp. He becomes the first Angolan priest of…
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The Last Missionary? Father Alain Derbier’s 50-Year African Journey
Fr. Alain Derbier SMA celebrates his Golden Jubilee of priestly and missionary service on 19 July 2026 at Les Cartières, Chaponost, France — 50 years of faithful service, love and dedication to mission.
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A New Chapter for the SMA in Angola
For decades, SMA missionaries traveled to Angola to proclaim the Gospel, serve communities and help build the local Church. Now, something new is taking shape. Sebastião Moniz Dejoro is…
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For 70 years, Christians and Muslims have prayed together in Vieux-Marché
Archbishop Michel Cartatéguy, Archbishop Emeritus of Niamey, surrounded by Christian and Muslim leaders during the Islamo-Christian Pilgrimage of the Seven Sleepers at Le Vieux-Marché (Côtes-d’Armor), on 26 July. For more than seventy years, this annual gathering has stood as a living witness to fraternity, dialogue, and peace among believers.