SMA News
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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…
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SMA General Assembly: Kenya elevated to Province as delegates advance key decisions
A delegate participates in the plenary discussions during the ongoing 2025 SMA General Assembly at Rocca di Papa, Rome, on June 5, 2025.
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SMA General Assembly: finances, missionary welfare and interculturality at the heart of debates on day 3 of the final week
Delegates follow the plenary session with focused attention as thematic drafts from various working groups are presented and discussed during the SMA 2025 General Assembly in Rocca di Papa, June 4, 2025.
