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  • Logbook Liberia, 2

    Logbook Liberia, 2

    Having completed the formalities, we left for Tubmanburg in the Bomi County with Fr. Firmin. Fr. Gareth Jenkins, famously called fr. Garry was waiting for us. He is great a figure of the SMA in Liberia, he bravely walked through the civil war (was taken as hostage for more than a month) and worked during…

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  • Logbook Liberia, first day

    Logbook Liberia, first day

    The journey finally took place in a remarkable way, without adventure, the planes were on time and arrived on time. One of our suitcases seemed to be not arrived when it was already there but out of the treadmill. The passage to customs and registration with the police of the borders took place without any…

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  • 160th anniversary of the African Missions

    December 8th, 2016 marks the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Society of African Missions. On that day Mgr Melchior de Marion Bresillac, with his companions, went to the Shrine of Our Lady at Fourviere, Lyon to ask the protection of Mother Mary for

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  • Migration, an ancient and always current problem

    Migration, an ancient and always current problem

    On December 8th, we celebrate the 160th anniversary of the offering that Bishop de Marion Brésillac, with his firsts companions, made of the nascent Society to our Lady of Fourvière at Lyon. the new general secretary, Fr. Sylvère Atta, helps us give thanks and meditate on this birth. He made us reflect on a very…

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  • Intronization of the new Cardinal of Central Africa

    Intronization of the new Cardinal of Central Africa

    The new Cardinal with the delegation of the African Missions On this Saturday, November 19, 2016, Pope Francis intronized the new Cardinal of Central Africa, Mgr. Dieudonné Nzapalainga along with 16 other nominees. At the age of 49, he became the youngest African cardinal.

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  • Inter-Institutional Meeting in Poland

    “Last weekend the members of the SMA, White Fathers and Comboni Missionaries, working in Poland, held an informal meeting in Piwniczna”.

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