Justice and solidarity
Days of the African Child
‘Let the little children come to me, do not hinder them...’. Mark 10, 14From 12 to 15 June 2025, the 3rd Provincial Days of the African Child (JPEA) took place in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North region. Every two years, one of Cameroon's dioceses hosts...
Proud of their training…
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the end-of-year ceremony was held at the Vocational Training Center for Youth and Women of the Catholic Mission of Touroua, in the Archdiocese of Garoua, in northern Cameroon. On that day, five “learners” received their training completion...
Tremendous joy at the Touloum CPJF
On 30 May 2025, the girls in the 23rd year of the ‘Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille’ (CPJF) in Touloum, Cameroon, received their certificates of completion. In a festive and emotional atmosphere, many people came to support them and celebrate the achievements of...
Chaska community education centre
The CHASKA school, in PERU, is organising an inter-age tutoring programme to promote collaborative learning, with teenagers helping children with their homework. The aim of this initiative is to develop socio-emotional skills, strengthen leadership, camaraderie, trust...
‘Hope does not disappoint’
We are only in the first half of the year, and heaven never ceases to give us concrete opportunities to give thanks to God for the charity of our hearts. ‘Hope does not disappoint’ said St Paul (Rom 5:1-2.5): Pope Francis reminded us of this when he opened the Holy...
Daily solidarity and fraternity
Because we are all linked to each other in the mission, the visit to Touroua - a town in the North Region of Cameroon - of Sister Angèle SILIKAM HARANGA, the person most responsible for the vitality of our charism in this country, gave us the opportunity, from 24 to...
Training in psychosocial support
In agreement with the National Conference of Major Superiors of Cameroon, the Association Foi et Justice organised a training session for religious and lay people from the ecclesiastical province of Garoua with a view to strengthening their capacities in psychosocial...
Children in distress and… celebration!
In the town of Maroua, capital of Cameroon's Far North region, the number of children living on the streets is rising sharply. There are several reasons for this. In addition to difficult family situations - children fleeing violence and ill-treatment by their...
Echoes of visits…
Nancy, Mercedes, Rosita, María, Violeta, Lucy… : these are names that are always in our emotions and our memories of a shared life of welcome, meeting and joy; names we repeat and repetitions that unite us. Because of forced absences for health or other reasons, as...
The CHASKA Institution and its activities
CHASKA is a community education centre that trains parents and young people in a number of areas: animal husbandry, agriculture and life skills. CHASKA also provides educational support for children. This year, we were visited by young volunteers from France who, with...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
PERU
LATIN AMERICA News from the Huaura Community Center - Peru Thank you to our donors and to all the people of good will who do everything to help and support others. The money we had for food aid or the local canteen, to support women in their activities and the...
NIGERIA
Grant application for the purchase of ocular equipment for paediatric eye examinations at the Holy Spirit Clinic, Iree, Osun State. The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria has been ministering in Iree and its suburbs for over 15 years. Their...
CAMEROON
Dormitory equipment project at the Catholic Mission’s Vocational Training Center for Youth and Women in Touroua. The Center for the professional formation of Youth and Women in Sainte Monique parish, Touroua, was created in 2001. It is a vocational establishment....
BURKINA FASO
Project to help internally displaced people. Over the years, Burkina Faso has been plagued by insecurity, with armed groups appearing throughout the country, especially in the East and North. These groups sow terror, attacking villages and burning everything in sight:...
JNVIC
LAURENT Louise
Name of religious sister: Sister Marie-Françoise du Sacré-Cœur Year of religious profession: 1951 Date and place of birth: born on 3 February 1931 in Elliant (29) Age: 94 Place of death: Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Communauté Maison de Retraite- Date and place of funeral:...
LE NESTOUR Denise
Name of religious sister: Sister Marie Bénilde Year of religious profession: 1963 Place of birth: Plouray (56) Age: 88 Date and place of death: 3 July 2025 in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, Community Maison de Retraite Date and place of funeral: Monday 7 July 2025 at...
Pilgrimage to the Sources in Taden
On 26 April, a group of Associates of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit travelled to Taden in Brittany, near Dinan, to follow in the footsteps of the ‘Charitable Spouses’ Claude Toussaint Marot (1675-1755) and Marguerite Picquet de la Motte (1681-1757), Count and...
Transfer
Thanks to Philo and her team!Welcome to Françoise and her team! This handover took place in the chapel of the Mother-House of the Congregation in Saint-Brieuc, France, on Sunday 22 June, with the sisters from neighbouring communities and from further afield who, for...
RENÉE BUREL Home: inauguration
‘Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labour in vain’, Psalm 127:1.On Thursday 19 June 2025, at the Vice-Provincial House in the town of Maroua, CAMEROON, in a joyful atmosphere of thanksgiving to the Lord, we officially inaugurated and opened our...
Presentation of the title of chieftainess
Despite the rains that poured on the morning of Saturday, June 7, 2025, the atmosphere in Ilogbo, Ogun State in Nigeria, was filled with excitement and reverence. The palace of His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Ojugbele, the Onilogbo of Ilogbo, was the venue for this...
Days of the African Child
‘Let the little children come to me, do not hinder them...’. Mark 10, 14From 12 to 15 June 2025, the 3rd Provincial Days of the African Child (JPEA) took place in Maroua, the capital of Cameroon's Far North region. Every two years, one of Cameroon's dioceses hosts...
Proud of their training…
On Saturday, June 7, 2025, the end-of-year ceremony was held at the Vocational Training Center for Youth and Women of the Catholic Mission of Touroua, in the Archdiocese of Garoua, in northern Cameroon. On that day, five “learners” received their training completion...
Community and missionary experience
"During her novitiate, the novice experiences being sent on mission to another local community. She discovers in a concrete way what it means to consent to the real and humble conditions of the mission, the calls of the Spirit at the heart of this reality, and the...
SMITH Eileen
Name in Religion: Sister Mary Joseph Date of Birth/Age: December 31, 1921 age 103 years Date of Profession: August 20, 1945 Date of Death: June 17, 2025 Place of Death: St Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and Time of Funeral: Tuesday July 1, 2025 11:00 Place of...