Mrs Katie Oruwariye laid to rest
SMA priests and seminarians gathered on 1 February last to say a final farewell to a greatly beloved member of the wider SMA family,...
Interview – Cork City Community Radio
Interview on Cork City
Community Radio
Following the publication of the new Muslim Christian Dialogue Resource “A Journey Together” Nura Haji and Gerry Forde, who researched...
A Saint for Our Time and a Saint of Sudan
A Saint for Our Time and a Saint of Sudan
One of the shocking realities of our age is the fact that today more people...
A Life Transformed
A Life Transformed As a slave Bakhita endured a saga of trauma, abuse and torture. She had many masters and suffered much. Yet, as...
From Slavery to Freedom
From Slavery to Freedom Josephine Bakhita was born in Darfur, Sudan in 1869. Kidnapped at the age of seven, she was sold...
Dromantine Retreats programme 2013
The Dromantine Conference & Retreat Centre is offering a variety of Retreats (Preached and Directed), Workshops and Recollection Days in 2013. There are 5 Directed retreats (of...
Boko Haram ceasefire?
FIDES, the News Agency for the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, quoting an article on the Nigerian Tribune website, is reporting that part of the Islamic...
A Journey Together
Cois Tine, part of the SMA Justice Office, launched A Journey Together, a unique resource to assist Muslim-Christian cooperation on 16 January 2013. There was...
Conflict intensifies in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic conflict widens FIDES, the News Agency of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples reports that "South Africa has sent about...
CHAPTER 6 RESOURCES
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CHAPTER 5 FOCUS ON IRELAND
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CHAPTER 4: ENGAGING IN DIALOGUE
CHAPTER 4: ENGAGING IN DIALOGUE For most people, involvement in dialogue between Muslims and Christians will take place in the ordinary passage of...
CHAPTER 3: DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIALOGUE
CHAPTER 3:DIFFERENT KINDS OF DIALOGUE Dialogue is a means of building the openness, understanding and trust needed for Christians and Muslims to live and...
CHAPTER 2: WHAT OUR FAITH (ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY) TEACHES
NOSTRA AETATEThe Church regards with esteem also the Muslims. They adore theone God, living and subsisting in Himself; merciful and all-...
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE?
Interreligious Dialogue is defined as: "All positive and constructive interreligious relations with individuals andCommunities of faith which are directed at...
Jean-Marie Coquard: a brief biography
Jean-Marie Coquard was born in the Diocese of Nantes in France in 1859, spent some time in the merchant navy, tried unsuccessfully to join...
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It was a glorious ‘Gaudete’ gathering at Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Abeokuta on Sunday, 16th December, 2012 when SMA Fathers and Abeokuta Diocesan priests...
2012 Parish Carol Service
The Cork Sick Poor Society, probably the oldest charitable society in Cork City, benefited from a Christmas Carols Service held at St Joseph's SMA Parish,...
Good Shepherd parish – December 2012
Good Shepherd Parish - December 2012 The Good Shepherd parish (GSP) in Las Pinas City (Metro Manila) celebrated its 25th Anniversary in 2011....
Missionary simplicity today
As we approach the 156th anniversary celebration of the founding of the SMA, we feel called to take stock of our missionary commitment to...
Muslim Christian relations are good, according to new Cardinal
Cardinal-elect John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja participated in a Press Conference on the eve of the Consistory which will see him become the third...
Africa-Ireland: Muslim Christian Dialogue
The latest Justice Briefing: SMA Justice Briefing #19 is now available. It looks at the vital role of dialogue between Christians and Muslims both here in...
Great Lakes DF has a new headquarters
The new Headquarters for the Great Lakes District-in-Formation (GLDF) was officially opened on Saturday, 20 October 2012 in Nairobi, Kenya. The GLDF...
Homily preached at Official Opening of Great Lakes Headquarters
Homily preached by Fr Tom Curran, SMA General Councillor, at the official opening of the Great Lakes District-in-formation Chapel, House and Administration block on...
Fr Mattie O’Connell celebrates 80th birthday
The Bishop of Ondo, Rt Rev Jude Arogundade, the bishop-emeritus Rt Rev Francis Alonge joined with diocesan and SMA priests to celebrate the 80th...
Church bombing in Kaduna
St Rita’s Catholic Church in the Malali area of Kaduna City was very badly damaged in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday, 28 October,...
Protecting Victims -Responding to Trafficking
NEED TO PROTECT VICTIMS: While Ireland has gone some way to enacting suitable laws and policing it still lacks the policies and support structures for...
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Nigeria has a new Cardinal
Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria has been appointed a member of the College of Cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI. Along wth five...
Mission Sunday Saints
Mission Sunday 2012 saw the canonisation of seven new Saints by Pope Benedict XVI. According to FIDES, the News Agency for the Congregation for the Evangelization...
Fr Basil Soyoye SMA
Fr Basil Soyoye : the life of an SMA priest today - Basil Babatunde Soyoye was born on 6 June 1964 to Benedict and...
Badagry Ordination 2012
Badagry celebrates its 4th
SMA priest
When Fr Francesco Borghero SMA celebrated the first Mass in Badagry on the 2 October 1863 he could hardly have...
Tanzania
There are 16 priests (14 SMA & 2 Priest Associates) and 5 Lay Associates working in Tanzania in 2012 ...
Ibadan Eucharistic Congress 2012
The Archdiocese of Ibadan will hold its Eucharistic Congress from 9 -16 September 2012. Many celebrations are planned for the occasion, including the ordination...
Three more join the SMA in 2012
Three more join the SMA
The Chapel of the Martyrs of Africa (above) at the SMA International Spiritual Year Centre in the Philippines was the scene of great joy...
OPEN SECRETS – free Kindle download
Open Secrets: An Irish Perspective on Trafficking and Witchcraft. To mark the first anniversary of its publication the Kindle version of the Book is...
Anniversary Mass for Fr Sheehan
Anniversary Mass in Ibadan for Fr Sheehan Fr Fintan Daly SMA reports on an Anniversary Mass for the late Fr William (Bill) Sheehan SMA:...
Agbenyadzi Bp Dennis Kofi
New Bishop of Berbérati Fr Dennis Kofi Agbenyadzi SMA has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Berbérati in the south-west of...
Nongo-Aziagbia Bp Nestor Désiré
New Bishop for Bossangoa Fr Nestor Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia SMA has been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Bishop of Bossangoa in the north-west...
Homily at Kontagora Episcopal Ordination
Homily at the Ordination of Bishop Yohanna of Kontagora On Thursday, 3 May 2012, the Vicariate Apostolic of Kontagora welcomed its new Pastor as Monsignor Bulus Dauwa...
Module 3 Test
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Cois Tine honoured
Nigerian community honours Cois Tine During 2011, as in previous years, Cois Tine undertook a lot of work which made a difference to...
Bishop Gbuji homily at 150th Benin City
150th Anniversary Mass at St. Andrew's Catholic Church, Ngbighoko, Benin Cityon 17 March 2012 On the occasion of the Mass to celebrate 150 years of missionary...
Statistics for Benin Republic
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Shalom Centre, Kenya
Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation, Nairobi, Kenya
SCCRR
Fr Padraig Devine SMA founded the Shalom Centre for Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, aiming to assist with...
Ghana
Portuguese priests were in Ghana by 1471 but their efforts had ended by the beginning of the 18th century. The first SMA to reach...
Jos bomb kills Churchgoers
Catholic Church bombing in Jos, Nigeria St Finbarr's Catholic Church, Rayfield, Jos was the latest church to be bombed by a suicide bomber, a...
AEFJN ADVOCACY and POPULORUM PROGRESSIO
Populorum Progressio, the Document: On the 19th October 2007, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin, gave an address at the United Nations in New York...
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SMA Leadership Structures
The overall governance of the Society of African Missions is the General Assembly. It is made up of ex-officio members and elected members representative...
Fr Kevin Conway SMA Ordination
Ordination of Fr Kevin Conway SMA SMA priests and supporters travelled from far and near to participate in the Ordination to the Priesthood...
Vicar Apostolic of Kontagora appointed
Vicar Apostolic appointed Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Rev Fr Bulus Dauwa Yohanna to succeed Rt Rev Timothy Carroll SMA as 2nd Vicar Apostolic...
Moves to stop Boko Haram
Government and the Islamic leadership move to stop Boko Haram Abuja - "The solution is at hand, because the government is working to face the problem...
Moita Bwawani school develops
Tanzanian Preschool goes from strength to strength... thanks to help from a Credit Union in Belfast St Colmcille’s Preschool in Moita Bwawani parish...
Petrol Subsidy in Nigeria
Press Statement from the Kaduna Roundtable SUBSIDY REMOVAL AND STATE OF OUR NATION CENTRE FOR FAITH AND PUBLIC POLICY KADUNA....
Boko Haram – December 2011
The deep roots of Boko Haram sect In a September 2011 article, Fr Eddie O'Connor SMA, who worked for many years in Nigeria, explained the roots of...
Fr V Brennan celebrates Golden Jubilee in South Africa
South African SMA's celebrate with Fr Brennan Fr Vincent Brennan SMA recently celebrated the Golden Jubilee of his Ordination with a Mass...
Visit to Kenya 2011
Fr Tom Curran, SMA General Councillor reports on his visit to Kenya From 20 November to 6 December 2011 I paid an official visit...
New SACBC Secretary General
South African Sister sees her appointment as Recognition of Women Sister Hermenegild Makoro has been appointed as successor to Fr Vincent Brennan SMA as...
Nigerian SMA priest ordained
Fr Johnson Ugwu ordained in Ibadan The newly-ordained are pictured with the Most Rev Felix Alaba Adeosin Job, after their Ordination at the SMA House...
Fr Liam O’Callaghan 70th Jubilee homily
Homily delivered by Fr Eddie O'Connor SMA on the occasion of the Provincial celebration for the 70th Anniversary of Fr Liam O'Callaghan's Ordination as an SMA...
Fr Liam O’Callaghan 70th Jubilee
Fr Liam O'Callaghan SMA celebrates 70 years of Priesthood Fr Liam O'Callaghan was born in Upton, Co Cork on 20 December 1918. In childhood,...
Africae munus 2011
Africae munus consigned to the Churches of Africa Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "After having signed yesterday the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Africae...
Papal Visit to Benin 2011
Papal Visit to Benin celebrates 150 years since the arrival of the first SMA missionaries in Dahomey From 18 – 20 November, Pope Benedict XVI visited Bénin...
Africa is a continent of hope
"Africa, be confident and rise up.
The Lord is calling you!"
During his visit to Benin Republic, Pope Benedict addressed President Thomas Yayi Boni, President...
Benin prepares to welcome Pope Benedict XVI
Bénin prepares to welcome Pope Benedict XVI VATICAN CITY, 15 NOV 2011 (VIS) - A press conference was held yesterday in the Holy See Press...
Statistics for the Catholic Church in Benin
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Schools reopen in Ivory Coast
Schools reopen in Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - In Côte d'Ivoire the school year generally begins in late October. Instead this year the...
Upsurge in Boko Haram violence
Upsure of violence in northern Nigeria claims many lives An upsurge in the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect has led to many...
Evangelization of Dahomey
The Catholic Church in Bénin Republic is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the first missionaries - priests of the Society of...
SMA Region, Zambia
SMA Region, Zambia A brief history The Society came to Zambia at the invitation of Bishop Agnozzi OFM Conv of Ndola diocese. Following the Nigerian Civil War the...
Zambia has new President
Opposition leader Michael Sata is the new President of Zambia Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) - "The people of Zambia have expressed themselves and we must...
Bishops ask for information on Boko Haram
"We call on the security apparatus so that they tell us who fuels the Boko Haram violence" Abuja (Agenzia Fides) - The Bishops of...
Boko Haram
This article originally appeared on www.sma.ie in September 2011. For several months there has been an upsurge in inter-ethnic conflict in Plateau State, Nigeria. We...
Fr Cahill celebrates 50 years
Fr Michael Cahill SMA celebrates his Golden Jubilee as a priest The SMA community at Blackrock Road gathered on Tuesday, 6 September, to celebrate the...
Muslim-Christian Dialogue
Muslim-Christian dialogue
Opening Address given by Sr Kathleen McGarvey OLA
I feel greatly honoured to collaborate with the SMA in this your first seminar-workshop on Christian-Muslim relations...
Vocations continue to rise in Nigeria
Vocations continue to rise in Nigeria Four more young Nigerians formally completed their Preparatory Programme at the SMA Centre in Kagoro, Kaduna State and...
We will remember them
In grateful memory of those gone before us Fr Peter McCawille SMA has produced a timely memoir of the early SMA and other missionaries...
Fr Nakoe makes SMA history
Fr Nakoé makes SMA history 29 September 1992 was an historic day for the Society of African Missions. On that day, Michael Adrie, became...
Maureen O’Sullivan honoured by the SMA
Maureen O’Sullivan honoured by the SMA Maureen O’Sullivan, From Cahirciveen, Co Kerry qualified in the 1940’s as a Nurse and Midwife. Her first assignment...
Fr Bembolio laid to rest
Fr Bem laid to rest Dear Friends, Greetings from Manila! Yesterday was a long and emotional day in Himamaylan City on the island of...
Fr Bembolio de los Santos SMA
Fr Bembolio de los Santos SMA The death has taken place, after a brief illness, of the youngest SMA Filipino priest, Fr Bembolio de...
Gift of Chalice to Fr Conway
Fr Doherty presents Chalice to Fr Conway After the distribution of the Holy Communion, the former Parish Priest of Donagheady, V Rev Fr George...
Photos from Ordination of Fr Kevin Conway SMA
Photos from the Ordination of Fr Kevin Conway SMA After his Ordination by the Bishop-emeritus of Lodwar, Kenya, Rt Rev Patrick J Harrington SMA,...
Kevin Conway Ordination Mass homily
Ordination Mass homily Homily preached by Fr Fachtna O’Driscoll SMA, Irish Provincial Leader, at the Ordination to the Priesthood of Kevin Conway SMA in...
Fr Kevin Conway SMA Ordination 2
SMA celebrates with Tyrone.... but it's not the All-Ireland (yet)! Saturday, 18 June 2011, was a glorious day for the people and parish of...
Msgr Matthew Kukah appointed Bishop of Sokoto
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on June 10, 2011 accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Diocese...
Maiduguri Cathedral attacked
AFRICA/NIGERIA-"The cathedral was badly damaged in yesterday`s attack" the Bishop of Maiduguri tells Fides Maiduguri (Agenzia Fides) - " St. Patrick`s Cathedral was seriously...
Nairobi Ordinations 2011
Nairobi Ordinations 2011 Rt Rev Noel O'Regan SMA (Cork City), Bishop-emeritus of Ndola, Zambia, ordained four SMA deacons and one priest on 21 May at the...
SMA Regional Assembly in Nigeria 2011
SMA Regional Assembly in Nigeria The 2011 SMA Regional Assembly has just concluded at SMA House, Abuja. It began on Tuesday, 3rd May...
Philippines celebrates 25
SMA celebrates 25 years in Good Shepherd parish Entry procession for the Jubilee Mass Fr Gus O'Driscoll SMA (from Rathcormac, Co Cork) is...
Easter in Chainda 2011
Easter in Chainda Fr Paddy Barry SMA (from Cork City) is the Parish Priest of St Theresa's parish, Chainda. Its parish Centre (pictured) was full to capacity...
SMA Ordinations 2011
SMA Ordinations in Ibadan The moment of OrdinationBishop Kieran O'Reilly SMA, Bishop of Killaloe, lays hands on the head of each one On Saturday,...
Divine Mercy parish, Ndola, Zambia
Parish coming to birth… with the help of the Irish Mercy Sisters... Fr Brian O’Kane SMA hails from Omagh, Co Tyrone. Since...
New SMA members in Philippines & India
Indian & Filipino students commit to the SMA 9 April last was the day when two Filipino and two Indian seminarians made their...
Some history of Lodwar diocese, Kenya
Lodwar diocese rejoices Fr Joseph Ekomwa is a priest of Lodwar diocese, studying at the Angelicum University in Rome. With the installation last month...
Golden Jubilee of Fr James Conlon SMA
Fr. James Conlon, SMA - 50 years of priesthood by Fr Peter McCawille SMA Fr. Jim Conlon, SMA, a native of Cork city, is...
Welcome
The Society of African Missions is a missionary society of priests and brothers dedicated to the proclamation of the Good News in Africa and...
EU Double Standards – deny the right to health
While the policies of the EU regarding access to medicines in less developed countries are commendable, in practice they are contradicted by its trade...
Ivory Coast situation deteriorates
Human rights are not being respected in Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The confrontation between the armed forces of Côte d'Ivoire, who...
3rd Bishop of Gbarnga appointed
Fr Anthony Fallah Borwah appointed as Bishop of Gbarnga, Liberia Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Fr Anthony Falah Borwah as the 3rd bishop of Gbarnga...
Massacre in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Abidjan - “The two factions are denying responsibility for the massacre at the market. Gbagbo's online newspapers even accuse Ouattara's 'Burkinabé mercenaries' of...
Golden Jubilee homily – Fr John O’Hea
Fr Fintan Daly preached the following homily at the Mass celebrated at the SMA House of Studies, Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria on Friday, 4 March...
Civilians abandoning parts of Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Civilians abandoning their houses in the districts of Abidjan victims of the fighting Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) - “Clashes continue in the districts of Abobo...
Reported clashes in Abidjan – 22 Feb
Reported new clashes in Abidjan while waiting for indications from African mediators Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – The tension seems to be rising in Côte...
Drogheda honours Fr Sean Ryan
Fr Sean Ryan SMA retires from Drogheda parish The evening Mass on Saturday, 4 February 2012, in St Peter's Church, Drogheda, was the occasion...
Bishop of Mongu, Zambia appointed
New Bishop of Mongu appointed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on 15 February 2011, accepted the resignation from...
Illegal mining continues in DR Congo
Illegal mining continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The suspension of mining activities in some areas of east Democratic Republic...
Help Rural African Women campaign
Change her life campaign - help rural African women Take a minute to change a woman’s life. Every mother is a working mother but...
Benedictines celebrate
Benedictines in Nigeria celebrate Fr Vincent Mordi OSB was joined by his Benedictine community at Ewu-Ishan, Edo State Nigeria in a triple celebration on...
Archbishop Francis resigns
Archbishop Michael Francis resigns The resignation of Most Rev Michael Kpakala Francis (pictured left) as Archbishop of Monrovia, Liberia, has been accepted by Pope Benedict...
SMA House, Abuja, Nigeria opens
SMA House in Abuja officially opened Saturday, 29 January 2011, saw the official opening and blessing of the new Headquarters for the SMA in Nigeria....
Nigerian clashes continue to claim lives
Clashes continue in central Nigeria
Human Rights Watch are reporting that more than 200 people have died as a result on the ongoing tensions between...
John O’Hea Jubilee celebrations
50 years unbroken service in Ibadan, Nigeria Father John O'Hea SMA celebrated his Golden Jubilee as a priest on 21 December 2010. A native...
Pressure increases on Ivory Coast President
Diplomatic and economic pressures increase to force Gbagbo to surrender power Abidjan (Agenzia Fides)- Nigeria intends to ask the UN Security Council for a...
Zambian Pontifical Mission Society meeting 2011
Finding new motivation and courage to proclaim the Gospel in Zambia Since 1822 the Society for the Propagation of the Faith (founded by Pauline Jaricot...
Bishop John Moore Anniversary Mass
FIRST YEAR MEMORIAL MASS FOR BISHOP JOHN MOORE, SMA Fr Andrew Batare reports from Bauchi, Nigeria A Holy Mass in honour of the first...
Possible military intervention in Ivory Coast
The international community continues to mediate,but also prepares for military intervention in the end Abidjan (Agenzia Fides) – Between attempts at dialogue and signs...
Ivory Coast mediation efforts
Situation in Ivory Coast shows little sign of improvement Agenzia Fides (the official News Agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples at...
Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Zambia 2010
Fr Hope Klutsey SMA was born in Ghana in 1964. After completing his secondary education he entered the SMA Formation programme and was...
Christmas Reflection 2010
A Christmas Reflection… What is it about the ‘Christmas Crib’ that fascinates everyone, from the youngest child to the oldest adult? For young children...
Cote d’Ivoire – election aftermath
CÔTE D'IVOIRE Wounds reopened - the price of breakdown IRIN News Agency reports from Abidjan: Gunshots at night, beatings, unexplained disappearances of ordinary civilians...
Cemetery Day Kagoro 2010
Reburial of Fr Anthony Glynn SMA On 14 November 2010 the SMA and many friends gathered at the SMA cemetery in Kagoro, Nigeria to...
Benin flood appeal
BENIN REPUBLIC FLOOD APPEAL “We are in urgent need of food and medicine.” Cotonou (Agenzia Fides) - "We are in urgent need of food...
Zambian National Missionary Congress
First National Missionary Congress: “God's mission is our mission” held in Zambia Lusaka (Agenzia Fides) – The local Church, in cooperation with the Pontifical...
Homily at St Therese Novena 2010
Homily delivered by Fr Fachtna O’Driscoll SMA, Provincial Leader at the closing Mass of the Novena in honour of St Thérèse of Lisieux, celebrated...
Stage experience in Tanzania
First visit to Mwandoya, Tanzania The SMA team in Tanzania, taken in 2010 Julien Esse is from Togo. He is completing his second...
SMA seminarians in the DR Congo 2010
Belgian SMA priests and brothers from the Lyons Province have been on mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire) for...
DRUMMING CIRCLE
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Fresh attacks on Christians
Fresh Attacks on Christians in Kaduna State KADUNA, July 13, 2010 (CISA) -At least seven people, including a mother of six, have been killed...
Masumbwe Children’s Home
MASUMBWE CHILDREN'S HOME, TANZANIA NEEDS YOUR HELP Priests from the Irish Province of the Society of African Missions (SMA) first came to Tanzania in...
NIGERIA Super Eagles out of World Cup
.NIGERIA - Progress yes but issues of injustice remain Nigerians have much to feel positive about. In the past...
RSA still a winner
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA - Human Trafficking The Republic of South Africa can hold...
WORLD CUP
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Nigeria: building the peace
Nigeria: Building the peace JOS, 25 May 2010 (IRIN) - The angry mobs that terrorized the central Nigerian city of Jos at the beginning...
Dan McCauley appointed Apostolic Administrator
Tyrone-born SMA missionary appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Kontagora, Nigeria On 30 April, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Bishop Timothy J. Carroll,...
Bishop Arogundade ordained
Diocese of Ondo welcomes its new Bishop Thursday, 6 May, was the date chosen for the Episcopal ordination of the Coadjutor Bishop of Ondo,...
SMA mission in Angola
SMA mission in Angola Fr Toni Porcellato SMA, Vice Provincial of the Italain Province recently visited the SMA community in Luanda, Angola. Here...
Benin Jubilee celebrations 4
Some history about the early years of the evangelization of Dahomey / Benin Republic On Sunday 18 April 2010 the Catholic Church in Benin...
Benin Jubilee celebrations
Four SMA priests ordained as part of the celebrations to mark 150 years of the Catholic Church in Benin Republic The Catholic Church...
Benin Jubilee celebrations 3
Address of Fr Michel L'Hostis at Benin Jubilee celebrations Fr Michel L’Hostis is the Superior for the SMA in Benin and Niger Republics. After...
Benin Jubilee celebrations 2
Opening of the Jubilee to celebrate the Evangelization of Benin Republic Sunday, 18 April 2010 the Catholic Church...
Topo Island revisited
Topo Island, Lagos State, Nigeria Situated off the south west coast of Nigeria, not far from the great megacity of Lagos, here - in...
In memory of Bishop John Moore SMA
Bauchi a poem by Liam Caniffe, former Ambassador of Ireland to the Federal Republic of Nigeria The heat of the torrid dayLingers on through...
Bishops of Niger Ad Limina visit 2010
Ad Limina Visit of the Bishops of Niger and Burkina Faso to Pope Benedict XVI The SMA founded the first Catholic Mission in Niger...
Jos: Causes of violence are not religious
Statement of 17 March: Another massacre in Nigeria; Archbishop of Jos tells Fides “this is just another retaliation over loss of livestock, not a...
A miraculous spiritual adventure to Benin City
A miraculous spiritual adventure In October 1953 Brian McCormack, a native of Castlebar, Co. Mayo, entered the Colonial Service and took up employment...
WHAT DOES COIS TINE DO?
WHAT DOES COIS TINE DO? In the past Cois Tine provided the wide range of services listed below. At present services have been cutrailed...
THANK GOD FOR THE STRANGER
THANK GOD FOR THE STRANGER - Reflection for March All over the world, wherever the Irish are found, St. Patrick’s Day is...
Food situation in Liberia
Food situation in Liberia: Gbarnga and Monrovia GBARNGA, 14 January 2010 (IRIN) - Every year Liberian farmers lose 60 percent of their harvest...
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT MARY MCALEESE Interfaith Event, Cork City Hall, 22 January, 2010 Ladies and Gentleman, This morning I was here in this...
Jim Higgins makes a new record
Fr James Higgins makes a new SMA Irish Province record On 8 February 2010 Fr James Higgins became the oldest Irish SMA to...
ADDRESS-Fr Angelo Lafferty SMA
INTERFAITH EVENT ADDRESS Text of address made by Fr Angelo Lafferty SMA at the Interfaith Even held in Cork City Hall on the 22nd...
Bishop Christopher Abba Memorial Mass
Memorial Masses for the late Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba, Bishop of Yola, Nigeria Bishop Christopher Shaman Abba was born in Mabushi, Kaduna State in...
Violence in Jos, Nigeria
Violence in Plateau State, Nigeria – from FIDES News Agency AFRICA / NIGERIA - “We denounce all perpetrators of this shameful conspiracy,” say...
Reception of Bishop John Moore SMA in Wilton
Homily of Fr Dan Cashman at the Reception of the remains of the late Bishop John Moore SMA at St Joseph's (SMA) Church, Wilton,...
African Missionary Newsletter
The African Missionary Newsletter is published twice a year and sent to our supporters free of charge. It is also available online. To read the...
SMA Nigeria meets as one
66 SMA priests and deacons have just concluded a two day meeting in Abuja to assess their missionary work and to make plans...
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Bauchi Diocese Bishop Malachy John GoltokDiocese of BauchiP O Box 17BauchiBauchi StateTel: (+234)-77-541 475 SMA personnel in Bauchi diocese Irish ProvinceFr Alberto Olivoni...
Tanzania Mwanza Archdiocese
Archdiocese of Mwanza History 10 April 1929: Vicariate Apostolic of Mwanza Erected 25 March 1953: Elevated as Diocese of Mwanza...
Tanzania Shinyanga Diocese
SMA in Shinyanga Fr P J Kelly (Lawrencetown, Co Galway) is Parish Priest of Kilulu, a large rural parish located on the borders of the...
Tanzania Arusha
Archdiocese of Arusha Archbishop Josaphat Louis Lebulu The diocese was erected on 1 March 1963 with territory taken from the diocese of Moshi....
St Theresa Novena 08
PRAYERS OF THE NOVENA (To be recited each day of the Novena September 23rd to October 1st 2008, preferably...
St Theresa Novena 10
National Novena in honour of Saint ThérèsePatroness of the Missions The National Shrine of St Thérèse in Ireland is located in St Joseph's SMA...
Spirituality and Lifestyle
sma - our objectives spirituality & lifestyle at the heart of our approach to our sma spirituality and lifestyle...
Special Project in Liberia
Provision of carpenters tools and materials for 60 qualified carpenters Project Background: The Diocese of Gbarnga in Liberia is involved...
SMA Parishes
SMA PARISHESSMA Irish Province is responsible for the pastoral care of 4 Parishes:Ireland: Diocese of Cork & RossSMA Parish of St Joseph, Blackrock Road, CorkSMA...
SMA Mission
SMA Mission Statement The Society of African Missions (SMA) is committed to preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ chiefly in Africa and...
SMA Jubilee 2006
The Society of African Missions Jubilee 1856 - 2006 SMA Irish Provincial Team Planned...
SMA in Action
The Members of the Irish Province are engaged in various activities: Members in Africa in SMA Parishes in Administration in Formation in Education...
SMA House Dublin
SMA House, Ranelagh Road, Dublin The SMA House in Dublin is located at No 82 Ranelagh Road, Dublin 6. Use of SMA...
Shendam Centenary Day
SHENDAM 100 35 babies are baptised by SMA Superior General Fr Kieran O'Reilly SMA baptising one of the...
AEFJN Study Day
Irish Antenna Africa-Europe Faith and Justice Network Study Day Took place on March 9th 2004 at Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, D9. ...
Reinterment at Kagoro
INTERMENT AT KAGORO… To a moving rendition of the Irish hymn “Ag CrÃost an SÃol†a group of Irish missionaries gathered at the SMA...
Refugee Day Prayers
Suggestions for Prayers of the Faithful for World Refugee Day Some or all of the following could be used: Introduction: God our Father on...
Provincial Assembly 2007
SMA Provincial Assembly 2007 See pictures >>> here
Profile Jim Lee
Fr James G (Jim) Lee SMA THROUGH WAR... AND PEACE.... Jim Lee was ordained 53 years ago and has been in Africa for most...
Profile Dan McCauley
Fr Daniel M (Dan) McCauley SMA A FULL AND CHALLENGING LIFE.... Dan McCauley is from near Strabane Co Tyrone. A big influence on his...
Profile Tomás Walsh
Fr Tomás Walsh SMA THE URBAN APOSTOLATE... "My SMA career began when every Friday I passed around the SMA Mission...
Profile Michael O’Shea
Fr Michael O'Shea SMA WRITING AND TEACHING... Fr Mick O'Shea, theologian, writer and missionary, has worked for SMA in Zambia and Benin (Africa)...
Profile Owen Maginn
Fr Owen Maginn, SMA STILL GOING STRONG AT 84... "I didn't know a lot about SMA when I felt I wanted to be...
Profile Malachy Flanagan
Fr Malachy Flanagan SMA USES ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS... "I came to know of SMA from Fr Peter Devine SMA who comes from my parish....
Profile John Haverty
Fr John Haverty SMA
WORKING BY MOTOR-BIKE...
For 42 years Johnny Haverty has been on assignment in Kaduna, Nigeria and has become one of the longest...
Profile Don Burke
Fr Don (Daniel) Burke SMA MULTI-NATIONAL CAREER... Don comes from Waterford City but his subsequent career would make him a citizen of the...
Installation of Bishop O’Regan SMA
Bishop Noel O'Regan SMA installed as bishop of Ndola, Zambia. Bishop Noel O'Regan was installed as the fourth bishop of the Catholic diocese...
Zimbabwe_Appeal
Zimbabwe - a growing humanitarian and governmental crisis There has been a renewed appeal for prayer and a call to act in solidarity from...
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The Archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia Erected 25 April 1959 Area 64,000 sq kilometers Population 3,225,098 ...
Diocese of Ndola, Zambia 2011
Erected 25 April 1959 Area 32,000 sq kilometers ...
Popes_Missionary_Intention_for_December 2008
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Popes_Missionary_Intention_for_June_2008
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Pilgrimage_To_Lyon_2006
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Pilgrimage_to_Lyon
LINks Pilgrimage to Lyon and Castelnaudary Lyon: 24-25 June 2006 Founder of SMA in 1856 - Bishop Melchior de Marion Brésillac -...
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Philippines_Diaconate
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