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  • A New Year Begins at the Generalate: Caring for the Vineyard Entrusted to Us

    The Generalate community in Rome has officially opened its new pastoral and academic year, beginning a new stage in the life of the house. The celebration marked a distinct moment in the life of the Generalate, separate from the Curia’s working session held the previous weeks. While that session focused on the work and responsibilities…

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  • After Leo XIV: What Future for the Church in France?

    Pope Leo XIV shares a tender moment with children and families during his historic visit to France, offering a powerful image of faith, hope and closeness to the people.

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  • A New Chapter of Missionary Collaboration: “You Too, Come to My Vineyard”

    Nantes, 19 September 2026 — Bishop Laurent Percerou with the new SMA team, SMA confreres, OLA Sisters, diocesan clergy and concelebrants at the installation of Fr. Yves Tchogli Koffi Tognisse at Saint-Barthélemy-entre-Loire-et-Divatte.

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  • Dromantine at 100: A Century of Mission, Formation and Welcoming

    This year marks a century since the SMA made Dromantine its home. On 21 September 1926, 47 seminarians arrived from the SMA seminary at Blackrock Road in Cork. Eight days later, on 29 September, Dromantine was officially opened as a major seminary. It was the beginning of a remarkable chapter. The decision to establish the…

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  • A Definitive Yes to Mission: Anselmo Fabiano Commits for Life in the SMA

    A day of joy, thanksgiving and deep emotion marked the life of Anselmo Fabiano, an SMA seminarian, who on Sunday, 6 September 2026, made his perpetual oath of belonging to the Society of African Missions (SMA), Province of Italy. The celebration took place in the SMA-OLA community of Feriole (Padua), in the presence of his…

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  • Father Alexis Nicabou: An SMA Missionary at the Crossroads

    Father Alexis Nicabou — from the frontiers of West Africa to the land of the SMA founder. A missionary of encounter, listening, and fraternity, ready for a new chapter in Castelnaudary.

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