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From Togo to Zambia: Fr. Fabien Sognon prepares for a new chapter in SMA mission
Fr. Fabien Sognon shares his contribution during the SMA General Assembly held in Rocca di Papa, Rome, Italy, in May–June 2025.
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Keeping Our Missionary Heritage Alive: What Do Today’s Missionaries Need to Do to Enrich the Archives?
On 16 October, Fr. Cyrille Houenou, SMA, and Roberta Grossi, SMA archivist in Rome, highlighted the importance of preserving missionary heritage for future generations.
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“Uniting our skills in the service of one mission”: SMA Togo TV trains twenty Catholic communicators
At the SMA Togo provincial house in Klikamé, Lomé, SMA Togo TV held six days of training in collaboration with CREC International (Center For Research and Education in Communication). Twenty participants took part: ten communicators from SMA Togo TV and ten staff members from other Catholic dioceses and media outlets in Togo.
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One in Christ, United in Mission: Development in the Service of the Gospel
The theme of World Mission Sunday 2026, “One in Christ, united in mission,” invites the Church to renew her identity and commitment to proclaiming Jesus Christ. For the Society of African Missions (SMA) and the SMA Projects and Coordination Office in Rome, this theme raises an important question: how can development initiatives contribute to the missionary vocation…
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Is Our Missionary Identity Visible in Our Ministry?
If a missionary runs a parish in exactly the same way as any other priest, how does his missionary vocation make a difference? This is a question that may seem unsettling, but one that perhaps deserves to be asked. Not because other priests lack missionary zeal; many are deeply committed to missionary work. But rather…
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Antoine Chevrier, a prominent Lyon figure whose influence also marked the missionary history of the SMA.
From the Prado to the Mission Fr. Antoine Chevrier, founder of the Prado, and Bishop Paul Pellet, SMA — a spiritual legacy that carried the call to “follow Jesus poor” from the streets of Lyon to the mission in Africa.
