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The priest who had to learn to be observed
Fr. Eric Yapi Yapi, SMA, is a missionary priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA), originally from Ivory Coast, recently appointed to the International Forum for Research between Missionaries and Missiologists (FIRMEM) in Lyon, France—a joint SMA–NDA initiative aimed at promoting dialogue between missionaries and missiologists, deepening missionary reflection, and supporting teams working in…
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Burkina Faso Welcomes the SMA ‘Once Again’
Sunday, 15 February 2026, will remain an important date in the missionary history of the Society of African Missions (SMA). On that day, the SMA officially inaugurated its new mission in the Diocese of Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso.
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Convocation of the Plenary Council 2026
The Superior General has officially convoked the Plenary Council of the Society in accordance with Article 104.1 of the SMA Constitutions and Laws. This international gathering will be held at the Domus Fidei Centre, Eucharistic Heart of Jesus (EHJ), located in Allen, Lagos, Nigeria. The Plenary Council will run from 17 May to 30 May…
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Echo from the Philippines
The SMA Philippine District (SMA PhD) held its District Assembly on February 9–14, 2026, at Bresillac House in Pintong Gubat, Paliparan III, Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines. Fourteen SMA Fathers, including Fr. Didier Lawson, general councilor, and three lay collaborators participated. To set the spiritual tone of the assembly, the gathering began with a recollection led by…
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The OLA Sisters in Plenary Council in Rome
From 15 February 2026 to 2 March 2026, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles are gathered in Rome for their Plenary Council; a significant time of discernment, communion, and renewal in the life of the Congregation. A Plenary Council is far more than a formal gathering; it is a sacred moment in which the…
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Without Orientation, Can Mission Truly Bear Fruit? Insights from Les Cartières
Every missionary knows that arriving in a new place is not simply a change of geography, but an entry into another way of thinking, believing, relating, and living. Cultural and pastoral orientation is therefore not optional; it is indispensable. It belongs to the very DNA of missionary life in the SMA and has long been…
