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  • The new Irish Provincial Superior and his council

    The new Irish Provincial Superior and his council

    The Irish Provincial Assembly took place at the African Missions Retreat & Conference Centre in Dromantine, Newry, Co Down from 1 – 20 July 2019. Among the decisions taken by the 27 delegates was the election of Fathers Malachy Flanagan as Provincial Leader, Eamonn Finnegan as Vice Provincial Leader and Anthony Kelly as Provincial Councillor.…

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  • The new Spanish provincial and his council

    The new Spanish provincial and his council

    The Spanish new Province held its very first provincial assembly from 23rd June and ended on 28th June 2019. During this assembly facilitated by the Lyon provincial superior Fr. Francois du Penhoat, saw the election of Fr. Marcos Delgado (C) as the new and first Spanish provincial on the 25th June 2019.

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  • Symposium Of Episcopal Conferences Of Africa and Madagascar

    Symposium Of Episcopal Conferences Of Africa and Madagascar

    The 18th Plenary Assembly and Golden Jubilee of SECAM MESSAGE “That they may know’Christ and have life in abundance” (Jn l7:3;10:10).1. The celebration of the Golden Jubilee ol the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SITCAM) and its 1Sth Plenary Assembly took place from 19 to 29 July 2019, in Kampala (llganda), on the theme “Church…

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  • BLESSING OF THE SMA CHAPEL IN BANGUI

    BLESSING OF THE SMA CHAPEL IN BANGUI

    The pioneer priests of the Society of African Missions arrived in the Central African Republic in September 1977. They began their work in Saint-Jean parish at Galabadja, in Saint Pierre parish at Gobongo and in Saint Pierre Claver at Bria. Then they opened a formation house in Bimbo, worked in Begoua and in the diocese…

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  • What if you knew…

    What if you knew…

    Two weeks ago in Rome concluded the general assembly that was historic in nature. It saw for the first time 50% of the members taking partfor the very first time. For the first time too, an Italian SMA was elected Superior General.

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  • SMA General Assembly 2019: New General Council

    Finally! They are four: an Italian Superior General, a Beninese Vicar General, an Indian and a Polish General Councilors. It is the new Leadership team that will ensure the unity of missionary activity of the Society of African Missions for the next six years.

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