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Although there are 460 students now at various stages of preparation, many of these White Fathers are retired because of age or ill health. It raises the question of the future of the Society which is disappearing in Europe.<ref name="Preparation">{{Cite web|title=Preparation|url=https://www.missionariesofafrica.org.uk/preparation|access-date=2021-12-07|website=Missionaries of Africa|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Becoming a White Father in the present is much longer than before. To complete the process of preparation, the candidates must first spend one year in a preparatory centre. Then comes the study of [[Philosophy]] for 3 or 4 years. The next step is the Spiritual Year which takes place in one of 3 centres in Africa. Two are English-speaking, one is French-speaking. The final period of study of 4 years takes place in [[Africa]] or [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="Preparation"/>
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