SMA News
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Forming Missionaries for the Contemporary World
“What It Says on the Label Must Match What’s Inside” By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli SMA Plenary Council, Lagos 2026 During the 2026 Plenary Council, formation was at the heart of…
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“To Serve, Not to Be Served”
When Ordinary Time Recalls the Essence of Missionary Leadership By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli SMA Plenary Council, Lagos 2026 This evening, May 27, 2026, at 6 p.m., the Eucharistic celebration of…
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God prepares things for us that we cannot even imagine
An encounter with Bishop Francois Gnonhossou, sma, Bishop of Dassa-Zoume, on the occasion of the SMA Plenary Council By Pierre Paul Dossekpli Plenary Council, Lagos 2026 Three hundred kilometres…
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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.
