SMA News
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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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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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“Let us strive to include everyone,” urged Father François du Penhoat, Superior General of the SMA, at the opening of the 2026 Plenary Council.
The council began on Monday, 18 May 2026, at the EHJ Domus Fidei in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The plenary fathers received a warm welcome from the Nigerian SMA Province, under the direction of the Provincial Superior, Fr Emmanuel Dim.
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Before the Plenary Council Begins, Visit to the Roots
“A tree without roots cannot withstand the storm.“ It is a truth the SMA knows well. And some few days before the Plenary Council 2026, the Superior General, Fr…
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Lent 2026: A Journey of Conversion Through Listening and Fasting
In his message for Lent 2026, Pope Leo XIV invites the Church to rediscover two essential attitudes: listening and fasting. In a world marked by noise, polarization, and tension, he proposes a spiritual path that is both simple and demanding — one capable of renewing Christian life and missionary witness.
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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…
