SMA News
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SMA provincial council of Lyon marks a new chapter in mission
The new Lyon Provincial Council, from left to right: Fr. Eric Aka, Vice Provincial; Fr. Augustin Placide Houessinou, Provincial Superior; and Fr. Yves Chogli, Counsellor, during the ongoing Provincial Assembly at Les Cartières, Chaponost, France.
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Fr. Augustin Placide Houessinon Elected Superior of Lyon Province: A Historic First
Fr. Augustin Placide Houssinou, elected as the new Provincial Superior of the Province of Lyon at Les Cartières in Chaponost on June 19, 2025.
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Message from the 2025 General Assembly
A group photo of the delegates at the 22nd SMA General Assembly, taken at the conclusion of the closing Mass—celebrated in the presence of the Our Lady of Apostles leadership team—on Pentecost Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Rocca di Papa, Italy.
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Closing remarks of the Superior General at the 2025 SMA General Assembly
Fr. François Marie Hervé Du Penhoat, Superior General of the Society of African Missions, delivers his closing address at the conclusion of the 2025 SMA General Assembly held at Rocca di Papa, Rome, on June 8, 2025.
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“Set apart to announce the Gospel”: SMA concludes 2025 historic General Assembly with bold vision for the future
A group photo of the participants of the 2025 General Assembly, held in Rocca di Papa, Rome, from May 18 to June 8.
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A Day of grace and unity: SMA delegates meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during 2025 General Assembly
Delegates awaiting the arrival of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. In the front row, from left to right: Fr. François Du Penhoat, Superior General; Fr. Damian Andrew Bresnahan, Vicar General; Fr. Didier Lawson, General Councillor; Fr. Antonio Porcellato, former Superior General; Fr. Adrianus Johannes Pijpers, Provincial Superior of the Netherlands; and Michel Cartatéguy, former…
