Mission stories

  • Interreligious Dialogue: An Imperative

    27th of October is the day we SMA have chosen to celebrate, pray and reflect on the dimension of dialogue in our apostolate. This year, I have asked Isa Saliu, a priest of the diocese of Kontagora in Nigeria, and a student at PISAI (Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi e d’Islamistica), who resides with us at via della…

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  • Visit of the Pope to Egypt

    From 8th to 10th May 2013, Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church paid a courtesy visit to Pope Francis in Rome, shortly after Francis’ election, during which he extended a formal invitation to the Pope to visit Egypt. This invitation was reiterated by President Al-Sisi when he visited Pope Francis on 24th November…

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  • Christians – Muslims dialogue

    Dialogue between Christians and Muslims in the light of Nostra Aetate, is the topic that is ging to be discussed in this article. Nostra Aetate is one of the sixteen Vatican II documents . It is part of documents otherwise known as declaration. That of Nostra Aetate is about the relations between the Chruch and non-christian religions. Nostra Aetate Nostra…

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  • Benin: Opening of the SMA Propaedeutic in Tankossi

    Benin: Opening of the SMA Propaedeutic in Tankossi

    We started the propaedeutic in a house of Tankossi village located about 10 kms far from Dassa town center, on the RNIE going to Savè. This house has 3 buildings whose main 2 are occupied, one by Formators (Fathers José Kakpo and Thomas Mivodjoh) and the other one by six Seminarians (Abel, Achilles, Carol, Constant,…

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  • Benin: Michel Bonemaison to Bori (Diocese of N’dali)

    Benin: Michel Bonemaison to Bori (Diocese of N’dali)

    After 16 years of absence, Father Michel Bonemaison is back in the Benin–Niger SMA Region and specifically in the parish of Bori, N’dali diocese. This is highly appreciated both by Bishop Martin Adjou, the ordinary of the place, and by the people of the town that hosts. They came massively from several other villages to…

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  • Liberia: Living in time of Ebola. Testimony of Father Désiré Salako

    Liberia: Living in time of Ebola. Testimony of Father Désiré Salako

    I returned to Liberia by a long detour through Casablanca, flight times and wait: but “the game was worth the candle.” I am finally at peace to find my people. Sincerely from the bottom of my heart, the people with whom we have to be today are Liberians, but this is my own opinion. My…

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