Mission stories
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Commemorative Mass of SMA/OLA missionaries
From left to right: Fr. Antonio Porcellato, Superior General of the Society of African Missions; Fr. Désiré Salako, Provincial Superior of Benin; and Fr. François du Penhoat during the Eucharistic celebration honoring the deceased SMA and OLA missionaries, held on April 28, 2025, at the Cathedral of Cotonou, Republic of Benin.
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Violent storm ravages SMA St. Paul Catholic Church in Bénin
A section of the collapsed wall of St. Paul Parish church under construction in Zogbajé, Bénin.
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80th Anniversary of Bishop Herman’s Death: Legacy of Sacrifice and Faith
Fr. Paul Saah-Dade Ennin, SMA Provincial Superior of Ghana during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the death of Bishop Augustin Herman.
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Father Melkie’s story: cultural adaptation and community support
Fr. Selvaraj Melkie, member of the MSFS congregation (Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales), and a doctoral student in missiology at the Catholic University of Lyon, Sunday 9 February 2025. (Photo credit: SMA Media Center/Dominic Wabwireh)
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The missionary value of monastic prayer
Image Credit: Daniel Tibi – Pope Francis’ message for the 98th World Mission Day recalls the Gospel parable of the wedding banquet in which the king tells his servants to go out into the streets and invite everyone they find to the wedding banquet. This is the mission of the Church: to tirelessly reach out…
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Embracing Differences: Father Koné’s Summer in France
This summer, Father Bonaventure Lahafia Koné, a priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA), experienced a unique opportunity in France. For the first time, he spent the summer serving in a rural parish, in the countryside between Charlieu and Roanne. Upon his arrival, he quickly realized that despite cultural differences, his previous missionary experience…
