Mission stories
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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 the Society of African Missions (SMA). The journey that brought him to the altar did not begin in a seminary. It began much earlier and, for…
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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 preparing on Saturday, August 29, to become the first Angolan priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA). His ordination is therefore more than a personal…
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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.
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“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.
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In the shadow of global conflicts, missionaries pay the price of chaos.
Nairobi fuel prices remain above pre‑war levels
