“It is with joy that we learn and that we confirm the release of Father Pier Luigi Maccali”, exclaimed on the official website of the Society of African Missions (SMA), Rev. Father Antonio Porcellato, Superior General of the said society of which Father Pier Luigi Maccali is a member.

The official statement from the Superior General of the Society of African Missions Today on Oct 8, 2020, around 10 pm in Rome we received the news of the liberation of our confrere Fr. Luigi Maccalli who had been kidnapped in Niger on September 17, 2018. Fr. Luigi has been freed with the Malian politician…

“You will not only represent the SMA or your dioceses abroad, but you will be ambassadors of Zambia as a nation.”These words were addressed to Fr. Peddy Sinda, Fr. Western Chewe, Fr. Deotacius Chikontwe, Fr. Chikosi Temani, and Fr. Bernard Mulongo, the five newly ordained priests of the Society of African Missions by the Zambian…

The SMA International Media Centre had the privilege to interview Fr. Oshalaiye Christopher, SMA about his mission in the Republic of Benin. This article is a response to that interview. “I am a happy missionary priest and I am glad to have the opportunity to minister to the people of God every day.” “At some point…

As part of its policy to promote youth employment and access to basic infrastructure for the most vulnerable, the Togolese government has launched several programs, including the Support of Vulnerable Populations (PSVP). The PSVP, which is a state program, decided to accompany the Church of Togo and more precisely the diocese of Sokodé in its…

In John’s gospel chapter 10:10, Jesus revealed that he came that we might have life and have it in abundance.  On the 10th of December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These rights include the right to life, freedom of thought, freedom of expression, social security, the right to…