Société
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“We’re Better When We Get Along”
SMA and OLA Celebrate a Triple Jubilee in Lagos By Pierre Paul Dossekpli Lagos, Nigeria — June 1, 2026. In a moment that brought together history, mission, and renewal, the leaders of the Society of African Missions (SMA) and the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) gathered at the Domus Fidei Centre of the…
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The SMA Plenary Council in Lagos, a Living Mirror of Magnifica Humanitas
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli Plenary Council Lagos 2026, Day 8 On 15 May 2026, Pope Leo XIV signed his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas on human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. The date is no coincidence: it marks the 135th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, the founding encyclical of the Church’s Social Doctrine. By choosing this day,…
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Why a Foundation? Fr. Jean-François Bergeron Questions the Purpose of PACEM
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli Plenary Council 2026, Lagos, Nigeria On the fifth day of the Plenary Council, Fr. Dennis Senyo Etti presented PACEM — Partnership, Collaboration, and Empowerment. Approached by the SMA Media, Fr. Jean-François Bergeron, Superior of the Canadian District, admitted he was perplexed at first: “Why a foundation?” He was asking what every serious…
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A courtesy Visit to Bishop Felix Alaba Job on the Eve of the Plenary Council
On the eve of the Plenary Council 2026, members of the General Council together with some Unit Superiors paid a courtesy visit to the Emeritus Archbishop of Ibadan, Most Rev. Felix Alaba Job. The visit was marked by warmth, memory, and gratitude. For Archbishop Job, the encounter was not merely a formal visit. It was…
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In Ibadan, diaconal ordinations under the sign of the SMA 2026 Plenary Council.
By Pierre-Paul Dossekpli This Saturday, May 16, 2026, the Archbishop of Ibadan, Gabriel Abegunrin, ordained five members of the Society of African Missions as deacons in Bodija, Nigeria. The celebration took place in the presence of the Superior General of the SMA, Fr. François du Penhoat, his Council, Fr. Emmanuel Dim, Superior of the SMA…
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Before the Plenary Council Begins, Visit to the Roots
“A tree without roots cannot withstand the storm.“ It is a truth the SMA knows well. And some few days before the Plenary Council 2026, the Superior General, Fr François du PENHOAT and the Provincial Superior of Nigeria, Fr Emmanuel DIM, chose to go back to the roots, literally. Before the meetings begin, before the…
