Daughters of the Holy Spirit
We are an international Catholic religious congregation, moved by the Spirit of Jesus at work in the world.
As a spiritual family and with others, we seek to respond to the needs of the peoples among whom we live.
The congregation has committed to a policy for the prevention of abuse of minors and vulnerable persons.
Marie Balavenne
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NCWR Provincial week 2026 IN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) is a religious initiative set apart for all women Religious in Nigeria to come together as one body serving the Church. NCWR Provincial Week is therefore a special week which every Religious ever looks forward to...
NCWR Provincial week 2026 IN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) is a religious initiative set apart for all women Religious in Nigeria to come together as one body serving the Church. NCWR Provincial Week is therefore a special week which every Religious ever looks forward to participating every year, because it is all enriching. This annual event is meant to renew and strengthen their witnessing together as...
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In Spiritual Family
News from the Spiritual Family
In the Family Daughters of the Holy Spirit
On June 8, the sisters of the two communities from Rennes, in Brittany, FRANCE, came by car, metro or bus to join me, Marie-Thérèse, a consecrated lay person living in Acigné -16.2 km from Rennes-. A few days after the feast of Pentecost, in a corner of my room, a...
Pentecost Meeting
It was a day of recollection, friendship, love in Santiago de CHILE, with a willingness to help each other... Our conversation was about: “Which doors have we closed and what fear has troubled us? " After reflection on the Gospel, in John 20:19, we understood that...
Visit to the “museum” of Plérin
On 12 March and 2 June, two groups of Sisters from the Mother House of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of Saint-Brieuc, in Brittany, FRANCE, came successively to visit us at our "charity house" in Plérin -a town 4.3 km from Saint-Brieuc-. Upon their arrival, we...
Justice and solidarity
In connection with the charism of the congregation, find our main actions “Justice and solidarity”.
Training Center “Renée Burel”
Reopened in October 2023 by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, and placed under the responsibility of Sister Justride who was the director for the year 2023/2024, the "Renée Burel" Training Center in CAMEROON welcomed 20 "female learners" from the Mayo-Moskota district...
Training year: closing ceremony
On May 30, 2026, the Vocational Training Center for Young People and Women of the Catholic Mission of Touroua, located in the Northern Region of CAMEROON, under the Archdiocese of Garoua, celebrated the closing of its year of formation during a ceremony rich in joy...
A encounter with Christ in the poor
Life is a precious gift from God, yet many people are unable to enjoy even the basic necessities of life. Every day, countless individuals struggle to find food to eat, clean water to drink, clothes to wear, and a safe place to rest. As Christians, we are reminded in...
Into the World
The congregation listens to the “cry of the earth and the poor”
NCWR Provincial week 2026 IN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Conference of Women Religious (NCWR) is a religious initiative set apart for all women Religious in Nigeria to come together as one body serving the Church. NCWR Provincial Week is therefore a special week which every Religious ever looks forward to...
Let’s go with the music!
In Saint-Brieuc, FRANCE, Mother House of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit,June 13, 2026.Retirement Home ‘Jeanne Guernion’ All week, the weather hesitated between cold, sunshine, showers... And on Saturday, June 13th, we had to be optimistic to keep the families...
Psychology session
From May 19 to 21, 2026, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit from the vice-province of CAMEROON participated in a psychology session at the "Renée BUREL" reception center in Maroua. This session was led by Sister Marie Madeleine, who came from Douala, a clinical...
Partnerships and projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
Charity, “a gift and a call” RL 2, that is always relevant.
LATIN AMERICA
The Mission in Perú: A chapter closes,but the DHS Spiritual Family continues the mission.Dear donors, We would like to inform you that after 46 years of faithful presence and generous service, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Peru have completed their mission...
BURKINA FASO
Beekeeping in Bondigui, PhariyagoSince 2006, the community of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit has been inserted in Bondigui, in Saint John the Evangelist Parish of Phariyago. In Bondigui, the population is exposed to the consumption of chemical products. Concerned...
CAMEROON
Touloum Girls’ Training CenterThe Touloum Girls’ Training Centre, created in 2000 by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and PIME priests in the diocese of Yagoua, has been supporting young girls who are vulnerable, under-schooled or out of school for more than twenty...
NIGERIA
Support for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Camp in Kishi, Oyo State.In 2009 when the Boko-Haram’s insurgency began gaining traction in Nigeria, many Nigerians have experienced violence, massacre, and displacements. IDPs camps were established...
KENYA
Daughters of the Holy Spirit: A New Missionary Chapter in KenyaOn September 2, 2025, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit from Nigeria opened a new missionary chapter in Kenya. A few weeks later, on October 25, our Congregation was officially recognized in the Diocese of...
In memory of …
BLAIS Patricia
Name in Religion: Sister Marie Stella Date of Birth/Age: March 17, 1926, 100 years Date of Profession: June 1, 1962 Date of Death: June 11, 2026 Place of Death: St Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and Time of Funeral: Friday June 19, 2026 12:00 PM Place of...
LE DIOURON Marie-Antoinette
Name of the nun: Marie Antoinette Year of religious profession: 1958 Place of birth: Bourbriac (22) Age: 87 years Date and place of the funeral: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 2:30 p.m., in Saint-Brieuc, Mother’s House of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit. Its main obediences...
RIO Thérèse
Death of a consecrated lay woman in the province of France-Belgium Last name and first name: RIO Thérèse Date of birth: 28 November 1927 in Péaule, Morbihan Date of appointment: 8 June 2003 Date of death: April 29, 2026, in Vannes where she had been in a nursing home...