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New Frontier: SMA in Butuan
THE NEW ADVENTURE: March 20, 2024 marked the first time the SMA Philippine District ventured into the southern part of the country, made possible through the invitation of the Bishop of the Diocese of Butuan, Most Reverend Cosme Damian Almadilla, who established the mission station and placed it under the care of the SMA missionaries.…
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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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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 transfer. It is a deliberate act of ecclesial governance designed to guarantee continuity, stability, and pastoral clarity for one of Kenya’s most strategic and complex Archdioceses.…
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After the Jubilee: Debt, Ecology, and Shared Responsibility in a Divided World
by Pierre-Paul Anani Dossekpli What Remains After a Jubilee? The Jubilee 2025 has now come to an end. Pilgrimages have concluded, Holy Doors have been closed, and public celebrations have given way to ordinary time. Yet the questions raised during the Jubilee remain very much alive. Traditionally, a Jubilee is never only a spiritual pause.…
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Freedom and Society: When Freedom Becomes Vulnerable
When Freedom Is No Longer an Abstraction In late 2025, news emerged from Nigeria that deeply unsettled many beyond its borders. Armed men abducted schoolchildren from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools in Papiri, turning a place meant for learning and safety into a space of fear and captivity. Weeks later, after long days…
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Christian Unity at the Heart of the SMA Mission
The theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in 2026 is:“There is one body and one Spirit, just as your vocation has called you to one hope” (Eph 4:4). Celebrated from 18 to 25 January, between the feasts of the Chair of Saint Peter and the Conversion of Saint Paul, this week of…
