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  • Côte d’Ivoire: the SMA welcomes two new Honorary Members

    A Special Moment Yesterday’s first Sunday Mass at the Parish of “St Michel d’Adjamé” was marked by a moment that stood out from the usual rhythm of the liturgy,…

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  • Fr. Eric Yapi Yapi, SMA, is a missionary priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA), originally from Ivory Coast, recently appointed to the International Forum for Research between Missionaries and Missiologists (FIRMEM) in Lyon, France—a joint SMA–NDA initiative aimed at promoting dialogue between missionaries and missiologists, deepening missionary reflection, and supporting teams working in the field.

    The priest who had to learn to be observed

    Fr. Eric Yapi Yapi, SMA, is a missionary priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA), originally from Ivory Coast, recently appointed to the International Forum for Research between Missionaries and Missiologists (FIRMEM) in Lyon, France—a joint SMA–NDA initiative aimed at promoting dialogue between missionaries and missiologists, deepening missionary reflection, and supporting teams working in…

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  • Convocation of the Plenary Council 2026

    The Superior General has officially convoked the Plenary Council of the Society in accordance with Article 104.1 of the SMA Constitutions and Laws. This international gathering will be held…

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  • Echo from the Philippines

    The SMA Philippine District (SMA PhD) held its District Assembly on February 9–14, 2026, at Bresillac House in Pintong Gubat, Paliparan III, Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines. Fourteen SMA Fathers, including…

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  • The OLA Sisters in Plenary Council in Rome

    From 15 February 2026 to 2 March 2026, the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles are gathered in Rome for their Plenary Council; a significant time of discernment, communion,…

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  • From left to right: Fr. Robin Kamemba, Provincial Superior of the Kenya Province; Bishop Dominic Kimengich, Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa; and Fr. Bernard Asuka, Parish Priest of St. John and Sylvia Parish.

    Bishop Kimengich appointed coadjutor archbishop of Mombasa: what this really means

    The Vatican’s appointment of Bishop Dominic Kimengich as Coadjutor Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mombasa, with the canonical right of succession, is far more than a routine episcopal…

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