« A family that prays together stays together. »  Bishop Melchior de Marion Bresillac made a special invitation to « always have our eyes fixed on Mary. Let her be our hope and our refuge in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In her, we find both a model and help… ». On the 26th May 2020, the…

The SMA International media team was privileged to Interview Fr. Jean -Marie Guillaume, the former Superior General of the Society of African Missions. He was Provincial of the Province of Strasburg for two consecutive terms of office (1995 – 2007) and then found himself once again in Rome as Vicar General of the Society during the…

Fr. Gigi Maccalli was received today by the Pope at a private audience. These are his words after the private audience with the Pope: “I told the Pope how I prayed and felt supported by the prayer of the Church. Pope Francis responded by telling me instead that it was the Church that was supported…

Primary evangelization basically meant bringing Christ to a world that had not yet heard of him.  The content of this evangelization is the announcement of the Kingdom of God and the liberating salvation brought by Christ.  This evangelization comes within the scope of understanding the form of Christianity which European missionaries brought with them, namely,…

“It was your prayers that sustained me in these years of imprisonment.” Dear friends, We, Missionary Fathers of the Italian Province of the Society of the African Missions, greet you and wish you all the best. Together we received with great joy the news about the release of our confrere and friend, Fr. Pier Luigi…

 Pier Luigi Maccalli landed with a military plane in Rome-Ciampino on the afternoon of Friday 9 October, together with Nicola Chiacchio, his fellow prisoner. Welcomed by Prime Minister Conte and the Foreign Minister Di Maio, he then completed the formalities at the Rome Public Prosecutor’s Office and at the Crisis Unit of the Farnesina (Ministry…