Discovering Mother Mary Salome
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the Institutes of the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and the Missionaries of Africa, in Rome, there was a conference on the life of Mother Marie Salomé, our first Superior General and our mother. Sister Gisela Schreyer spoke about Mother Marie Salomé’s vocation, her first ten years in the Congregation, her election as Superior General and the qualities that enabled her to face the challenges of 43 years at the head of the Congregation. Marie Salomé was a woman who was demanding of herself and of others, who believed in the place of the charism in the universal Church and who kept alive the missionary vision for Africa that made the charism of the Congregation flourish. We discover her as a woman apostle to women, faithful to the Founder and his spirit in the Congregation, a woman…
Pope Francis receives the Missionaries of Africa
On February 8, 2019 Pope Francis received the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and the Missionaries of Africa in a short private audience at the Vatican on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of our founding.
Muslims speak of the beatification of the Martyrs of Algeria
Pope Francis made a historic visit to the United Arab Emirates by transmitting a message of peace and promoting interfaith dialogue between Christians and Muslims. In December 2018, in Algeria–a Muslim country, we celebrated the beatification of the 19 martyrs of Algeria. Many Muslims participated. The event itself has become a beautiful message of peace, fraternity and interreligious dialogue.
Jubilee celebration in Rome, 26th January 2019
In Rome, on 26th of January 2019, as part of the commemorations of the Jubilee Year of our Foundation and of that of the Missionaries of Africa, Cardinal Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, presided over a Solemn Mass in the Saint Louis des Français Church where Cardinal Charles Lavigerie our founder was ordained Bishop in March 1863.
Photo reportage of jubilee celebrations in different countries
Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (White Sisters) and Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) celebrate the Jubilee of 150 years since their foundation by Cardinal Lavigerie. In different countries of the world where our sisters and brothers are present we organized celebrations to open the jubilee year.
Walk and Discover the Heritage of the Lavigerian Family
On the occasion of the 150 years since our foundation, a special walking route and a guide have been prepared in the Netherlands to help discover the heritage of our two Institutes: the Missionaries of Africa and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa.
Official opening of the Jubilee in Tunis, December 16, 2018
On the 16th of December we gathered at the cathedral in Tunis to officially launch the 150 jubilee year celebration.
Jubilee in Tunisia: the third day of the pilgrimage
This last day before the opening celebration, we went to the Institute of the Belles Lettres Arabes created and managed by the White Fathers since 1923.
Jubilee in Tunisia: the first day of the pilgrimage
The opening celebrations of the Jubilee Year began with a 3-day pilgrimage. The first item on the itinerary was both a discovery and a spiritual step in the footsteps of the ancient church of Africa, of Lavigerie and the White Fathers and White Sisters in Tunisia.
Launching of the Jubilee in Belgium
The Missionaries of Africa and the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa in Brussels, Belgium, opened the 150th Anniversary on December 2, 2018, surrounded by people from various denominations, countries and the parishioners of St. Michael’s Chapel, on Clovis Street.