Angola: the post-Covid recovery, still a fragile path
In a report sent to FIDES, the News Agency of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Fr Renzo Adorni SMA, wrote that...
From Mwanza to Montreal – Video Messages from an OLA and an SMA
This week we publish two new videos, the last in our series of messages for Covid-19 times. One comes from an OLA Sister working...
Fr John Quinlan SMA – Obituary
Fr John Quinlan passed to his eternal reward on 16 July 2020, at the St Theresa’s Nursing Unit, African Missions, Blackrock Road, Cork. He...
Church activities slowly resuming in Liberia
"In Liberia we are in the middle of the rainy season and our people are engaged in rural work. During this period, malaria makes...
Fr John Quinlan SMA [RIP] – Funeral homily
Fr John Quinlan passed to his eternal reward on 16 July, 2020, at the St Theresa’s Nursing Unit, African Missions, Blackrock Road, Cork. He...
WEBINAR: Laudato Si and Community Activism Against Environmental Destruction.
The OLA / SMA Justice Committee is hosting a webinar on 28th July and we invite you all to join us.
Date: Tuesday 28th July...
SMA Provincial Leader commends the work of SHALOM
“Shalom’s contextually driven, rigorous but adaptable and forward-looking methodology represents a model approach towards peace-building in highly complex situations, such as those that pertain...
Irish Minister highlights work of SMA Shalom initiative at Council of the EU
On 19 May 2017 Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Joe McHugh TD, spoke at the Council of the...
Pope Francis: “the people of God are scandalized” by events in Ahiara, Nigeria
It's a truly difficult dilemma for Pope Francis. And, true to form, he's taken a tough decision by offering an ultimatum: accept or resign!
The...
Two young women, having escaped Boko Haram, tell their harrowing story
We have heard much in recent years about the ruthless insurgency of Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria and within the borders of neighbouring countries. The world...
Plenary Council 2017 – Nairobi, Kenya – Opening Address
The SMA Plenary Council is an annual meeting to evaluate the ongoing mission of the Society and plan for the future. It gathers together...
Cooking Clean – Saving Lives
We tend to take our modern gas and electric stoves and ovens for granted, but in many countries, homes have only kerosene or solid fuel...
Caring About A Small Blue Planet – SMA Parish, Wilton, Cork
We are the earth, through the plants and animals that nourish us.
We are the rains and the oceans that flow through our veins....
SMA present in Egypt since 1877
The SMA has been present in Egypt since 1877 and at Choubra, in the suburbs of Cairo, where they originally opened a seminary, since...
The origin of the SMA in Egypt
In 1877, just over twenty years after the foundation of the Society, the SMA Co-founder - Fr Augustin Planque - was in Rome listening...
Egypt… a ray of hope
The presence of SMA missionaries in Egypt goes back to the earliest years of our Society. Eighteen years after the foundation of the Society...
Italian SMA witnesses to events in Cairo
Italian SMA witnesses to events in Cairo Fr Renzo Mandirola SMA is a former Provincial of the SMA Italian Province. He also served on the...