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Mission stories
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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
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“Collaboration is not simply something we do. It is something we become.”
SMA and OLA Rediscover the Heart of Their Mission A session from the Triple Jubilee celebrations, 2 June 2026 By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli The question “Should SMA and OLA collaborate?” may seem reasonable. But during a landmark session of the Triple Jubilee celebrations on 2 June 2026, both superior generals made a quietly radical case for…
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United for Mission
The Spirit of the SMA Plenary Council, Lagos 2026 By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli On Friday 29 May 2026, the Plenary Council of the Society of African Missions came to a close in Lagos, Nigeria. For several days, members from across the world gathered to reflect together on the future of the society and its mission. As…
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Why a Foundation? Fr. Jean-François Bergeron Questions the Purpose of PACEM
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli Plenary Council 2026, Lagos, Nigeria On the fifth day of the Plenary Council, Fr. Dennis Senyo Etti presented PACEM — Partnership, Collaboration, and Empowerment. Approached by the SMA Media, Fr. Jean-François Bergeron, Superior of the Canadian District, admitted he was perplexed at first: “Why a foundation?” He was asking what every serious…
