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SMA News
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From Togo to Zambia: Fr. Fabien Sognon prepares for a new chapter in SMA mission
Fr. Fabien Sognon shares his contribution during the SMA General Assembly held in Rocca di Papa, Rome, Italy, in May–June 2025.
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Keeping Our Missionary Heritage Alive: What Do Today’s Missionaries Need to Do to Enrich the Archives?
On 16 October, Fr. Cyrille Houenou, SMA, and Roberta Grossi, SMA archivist in Rome, highlighted the importance of preserving missionary heritage for future generations.
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The SMA in England: in good health, in search of its missionary breath
At the end of his canonical visit to Great Britain, Fr. François du Penhoat, Superior General, shares his impressions: a fraternal atmosphere, well-kept houses, welcoming bishops. He also sees it as an invitation to make missionary creativity the guiding principle of the years to come.
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Reputation for Holiness in the Digital Age: The Challenge Raised at the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints Conference
By Pierre-Paul Anani Dossekpli From 19 to 21 October, at the Augustinianum Patristic Institute, the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints held the conference Holiness in History: three days devoted to historiography, archives, iconography, the saints of the different regions of the world, and the contemporary narration of holiness, with the audience with Pope Leo…
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“Uniting our skills in the service of one mission”: SMA Togo TV trains twenty Catholic communicators
At the SMA Togo provincial house in Klikamé, Lomé, SMA Togo TV held six days of training in collaboration with CREC International (Center For Research and Education in Communication). Twenty participants took part: ten communicators from SMA Togo TV and ten staff members from other Catholic dioceses and media outlets in Togo.
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Bélémboké: 50 Years of Walking Alongside the Ba’Aka
In 1973, a French fidei donum priest, Fr Michel Lambert, embarked on an ambitious undertaking in the heart of the Central African forest: establishing a mission at Bélémboké. His missionary vision combined the proclamation of the Gospel with a concrete commitment to the Indigenous populations, particularly the Ba’Aka, aimed at defending their dignity, promoting their…