Welcome back once again to this edition of SMA International News. We will cover events surrounding the conflict of Central African Republic; then we will look at the ongoing developments on the issue of human trafficking; and we willl have a look at the celebration of Ash Wednesday and lent in Ireland in…

On October 28, 1895, Fathers Alexandre Hamard and Émile Bonhomme landed in Grand Bassam, sent by Father Augustin Planque, Superior General of the Society of African Missions, for a teaching mission.

“When the eyes have nothing left to cling to the essentials may appear.” On Saturday 13th February 2021, Michel Cartateguy – former Archbishop of Niamey, Niger – led a day of recollection with the theme; “a Sabbath day at the heart of the desert,” for the 17 SMA Fathers from 8 different countries who live…

Many people often ask what Muslims and their community are doing in the face of rising radicalism and extremism within the Islamic world. We can take the example of what is happening in Kenya. Religion is extremely important in the cultural, social, and political life of Kenyans. The Kenyan society is religiously plural with a…

   Welcome to this presentation of the SMA International news. We begin with Egypt, with the celebration of Christmas at the Cathedral of Saint Mark, Shubra. Then we go to Angola to get an understanding of the SMA preparatory year. And then we go to Tanzania where the Inter-congregational Ongoing Formation program has begun.

On Oct 28th, 2020 the Catholic Church of Côte Ivoire commemorated the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries.On this occasion, through a series of episodes, we will go from Grand-Bassam to Korhogo to discover this wonderful adventure.Before embarking on this journey in the footsteps of the pioneers, Fr. Pierre Trichet retraces for…