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  • On the way to 2026

    On the way to 2026

    Beginning and legal framework This program, developed in October 2017 by the SMA-NDA Cooperative Commission on Common Heritage, was approved by the two General Councils. This program, which some might qualify ambitiously, spans an eight-year period. In July 2018, the program was recognized by the General Chapter of NDA Sisters; in May 2019, it was…

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  • Youth holiday camp at St. Monica Catholic Church Kitengela -Kenya

    Youth holiday camp at St. Monica Catholic Church Kitengela -Kenya

    I just returned to Lyon from Kampala (Uganda), where I took part in the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and its 18th Plenary Assembly which took place from 19 to 29 July 2019, on the theme “Church – Family of God in Africa, celebrate your…

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  • The new Provincial superior of Strasbourg Province and his council

    The new Provincial superior of Strasbourg Province and his council

    From 24 to 28 June 2019 the Provincial Assembly of Strasbourg is held in Zinswald. After a recollection, Justin Kette, Superior, spoke in his opening remarks about the situation of our entity as an incentive for optimism. The Superior General Antonio Porcellato, invited to animate this assembly, preferred to leave this task while expressing his…

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  • The first Benin – Niger Provincial superior and his council

    The first Benin – Niger Provincial superior and his council

    The first Provincial Assembly of Benin – Niger began on 20th October. There are 19 participants (15 delegates and 4 invitees) of this Assembly.The members were divided into four groups for the fruitful discussion of Leadership, Finance, Formation and spirituality and lifestyle.

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  • The first Indian Provincial Superior and his council

    The first Indian Provincial Superior and his council

    The first Indian provincial Assembly kicked off on Monday 23 September 2019. Unlike the polish province, which invited all its permanent members to take part in it, Indian assembly had eight (8) delegates, three (3) Ex-Officio members, one (1) secretary and one (1) facilitator. India has also moved from being a District in Formation to a…

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  • The first Polish Provincial superior and his council

    The first Polish Provincial superior and his council

    The 21st SMA General Assembly raised the polish district among others to the status of a province. The just-concluded polish Assembly elected their 1st provincial superior and his council on the 17th of September 2019. The superior Fr. Grzegorz Kucharski (c), the vice-superior, Fr. Adam Fijolek (r), and the councilor, Fr. Waclaw Krzempek (l).

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