SMA News
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In memory of Father Jean Comby
Jean was a great friend since 1963 when he started teaching Church History at the African Missions seminary in Lyon. He was then teaching history at the Minor Seminary…
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Tanga – a house on the hill that wants to make a difference.
Tanga in the Swahili language means “a sail”. It is also the name given to a new home for vulnerable youth and children, especially with albinism, built by the…
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Our common home: The fifth anniversary of the papal encyclical Laudato Si’
“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Glory to Thee, my Lord.” These words open Pope Francis’ encyclical on ecology and the care of God’s creation. They are taken from the…
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“Watch out! Stay away. I might contaminate you!”
If Jean-Paul Sartre were to write the play “Huis Clos» at the moment when the Covid-19 creates a psychosis, he would assert with more conviction than before that “hell…
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08-05-1920 – 08-05-2020: Father Folmer celebrates his 100th birthday!
Father Jean-Baptiste Folmer of the province of Strasbourg celebrates his 100th birthday. On this occasion, the Superior General, Father Antonio Porcellato, sent him his wishes on behalf of the…
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Ancient faith, new practices: Catholics in Lockdown
Catholic Masses with the faithful are suspended, Holy Water is removed at the entrance to churches, the ‘flock’ is ill and dispersed. Nevertheless, the Church shows its resilience, and…
