Experience of an DHS novice, on internship in Burkina Faso
From March 4 to April 26, we, second-year novices of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, were sent to BURKINA FASO for a second internship. I, Anne, was sent to the community of Phariyago, in an area where multi-culturality and inter-ethnicity are...
Earth Day
Happy Earth Day April 22 2026! The Laudato Si Commission has created a short video in celebration of new life on our marvelous planet. May every day be Earth Day.
The first rain
Our country, BURKINA FASO, experiences two major seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.In the Southwest, in the municipality of Bondigui, on the night of March 22 to 23, 2026, we had a first violent rain. This rain, accompanied by a strong gust of wind, tore...
Youth Lenten Retreat
As it is the usual Lenten practice in St. Augustine Catholic Church Ipetumodu, NIGERIA, a special day is set aside each year for the youth of the parish to gather in prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal. On Friday, 28th February 2026, the parish youth came...
« We cannot remain in silence »
The International Union of Superiors General calls for a global moment of prayer for peace, on March 6, 2026. ROME, March 4, 2026. Faced with the escalation of violence and armed conflicts in many parts of the world, the International Union of Superiors General (IUSG)...
A beautiful moment
On February 9, 2026, the Province of England and Ireland celebrated the 101st anniversary of sister Johanna.As we rejoiced with her at this celebration, all those present will not forget this moment: a carer advanced towards Johanna and, kneeling down, kindly asked...
Ash Wednesday – Lent
The season of Lent is always a very special season for Christians and especially for the Catholic kindergarten and primary school in Maryland, Ogbomoso - NIGERIA, where children are always filled with the strong desire to receive ashes on their forehead with the joy...
Day of awakening to religious life
On Sunday, January 25, 2026, the 69th World Missionary Childhood Day took place. This day was celebrated in the parish with a strong participation of children... This same date of January 25 was chosen by our community of Koudougou - BURKINA FASO-, to be the day of...
Fraternity… in pastoral community
The pastoral agents of the parish of Notre-Dame de Marza, in N'Gaoundéré -CAMEROON- organize each new year a moment of fraternity in one of the religious communities and... they decide to live this time of joy within our novitiate community. Thus on January 10, 2026,...
Prayer for Christian Unity
Every year, in January, Christians throughout the world pray to regain their unity, a unity willed by Jesus Christ himself (John 17:21). The theme proposed for the week of prayer from 18 to 25 January 2026 is based on St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 4:1-13: "There...