Justice and solidarity

Justice and solidarity

Tremendous joy at the Touloum CPJF

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

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’

‘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

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

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!

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…

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

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...

World Disability Day

World Disability Day

3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year, 2024, a celebration was held for us on that day at St Mary's Rehabilitation and Development Centre in Ipetumodu, Nigeria, under the leadership of the owner of the noble institution, Bishop...

The ballad of words…

The ballad of words…

A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers - a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved - which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre!  It took us the whole year... The group is Eric,...

Our projects

DHS Solidarity Projects

What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.

CAMEROON

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

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:...

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NIGERIA. Feast of the Holy Innocents

NIGERIA. Feast of the Holy Innocents

Every 28 December, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of the Holy Innocents to commemorate the souls of infants who were murdered by order of King Herod at the birth of Jesus.This year, this feast took place on Saturday, December 27, associated with the feast of...

Love decisions…, Christmas gifts!

Love decisions…, Christmas gifts!

Dear friends in humanity and faith, in this festive period of the Christmas celebrations 2025 and the New Year 2026, I would like to share with you this message from Sister Marie Marcelle DESMARAIS, director and trainer at the Institute of Integral Human Formation of...

Jubilee of the consecrated

Jubilee of the consecrated

From 4 to 6 November 2025, the Ecclesiastical Province of Garoua -Northern Region, CAMEROON-, celebrated the closing of the Jubilee of the consecrated under the theme: "Pilgrims of hope on the path of peace with Mary". More than 200 men and women religious...

Cameroon: blessing of a local

Cameroon: blessing of a local

On Monday, December 8, 2025, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, feast of the founding of our Congregation, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of the Vice-Province of Cameroon blessed the premises that will now house the administrative offices and archive...

LE GOFF Marie-Thérèse

LE GOFF Marie-Thérèse

Name of the nun: Sister Marie-Thérèse Michel Year of religious profession: 1954 Age: 96 years Place of birth: Saint Ségal (29) Date and place of the funeral: Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 10 AM in Plestin-les-Grèves, Maison Notre-Dame, followed by burial at the...

“Love is paid for with love”

“Love is paid for with love”

The community of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of Huaura, in PERU, thanks the entire Congregation for accompanying us at this moment of joy and sadness. Joy is the one that each sister has been able to give by giving the best of herself to be with the Peruvian...

Nigeria. World Disability Day

Nigeria. World Disability Day

On 3 December, the St. Mary Rehabilitation Center celebrated the World Day of Disabled Persons according to this point: to advance social progress, "Fostering inclusive societies for people with disabilities" On that day, the St. Mary’s Rehabilitation and Development...

OLIVIERO Bernadette

OLIVIERO Bernadette

Name of the nun: sister Bernadette Christine Year of religious profession: 1961 Place of birth: Grand-champ (56) Date and place of death: Saturday, August 16 in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Age: 90 years Date and place of the funeral: Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM in...

LANDURE Jeanne

LANDURE Jeanne

Name of the nun: Sister Marie-Lucie of Christ Year of religious profession: 1953 Place of birth: Lannilis (29) Age: 92 years Date and place of death: Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the hospital in Saint-Brieuc Date and place of the funeral: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at...

Burkina Faso: a new school

Burkina Faso: a new school

A primary school in Koudougou -BURKINA FASO-, after the maternal school Saint Esprit...: blessed are you, Lord! "We would no longer be Daughters of the Holy Spirit if we were not at the side of the poor, nor would we be more so if we were not attentive to the Spirit...