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The SMA Plenary Council in Lagos, a Living Mirror of Magnifica Humanitas
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli Plenary Council Lagos 2026, Day 8 On 15 May 2026, Pope Leo XIV signed his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on human dignity in the age of artificial…
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Group Work: Seat of the Holy Spirit
On this sixth day of the Plenary Council 2026, on the eve of Pentecost, the members set aside the plenary hall for something more intimate. Divided into five working groups — Care, Well-Being and Spirituality; Mission, Collaboration with Laity and JPIC; Integral Formation; Good Governance and Synodality; and Finance — they bent over tables, exchanged…
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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…
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“If Only I Had Done This Sooner…” — Father Narcisse’s Testimony on the ICOF
The fourth day of the Plenary Council was marked by an unexpected moment of grace: the testimony of Father Narcisse, Provincial Superior of Côte d’Ivoire, on his participation in the ICOF (Inter-Congregational Ongoing Formation) programme in Tanzania during the first quarter of 2026.
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Starting from Identity: The Foundation of a Renewed Mission
“We must now deepen our missionary commitments, starting from our identity and our charism, in order to be a truly prophetic presence in our world.” These words from the Superior General set the tone for a full day during which the superiors of the various entities of the Society of African Missions (SMA) took turns…
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“Trust in Divine Providence,” Sr Jacinta Onye, OLA, tells SMA Plenary Council
Members of the SMA Plenary Council 2026 on Tuesday, May 19, had a day of recollection led by Sr Jacinta ONYE, OLA, Provincial Councilor of the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA), Nigeria. The retreat focused on the theme: “Come away and rest a while” (Mk 6:31).
