Justice and solidarity
Solidarity with Burkina Faso
For several years now, our country, Burkina Faso, has been experiencing a security and humanitarian crisis. This is the case in a number of places, including our diocese of Koudougou. The Church has made it its mission, alongside the new government, which is calling...
Just a glimmer of hope for the future
How can we not rejoice on this May 24, 2023, with these young prizewinners who are all happy to have reached the end of their 3-year training course at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF)de Touloum, a town in CAMEROON'S Far North region. They are now...
“Move your planet”
Every year, the chaplaincies of the middle schools of the city of Noisy le Grand -France- live a strong time with the CCFD-Terre Solidaire, "Move your planet". This year, we focused our reflection on respect for the common home with extracts from the encyclical...
In a displacement camp: Christmas
Christmas is a special time for every child, because it is the time for them to receive gifts, new clothes, toys and to eat "festive food". But, alas, this joy is not given to all ... such as children from displaced families! For these, last year, the "Friends of the...
Julienne… History and testimony
Julienne was born in a village about 1.5 km from Touloum, a town in the Far North region of Cameroon where the Daughters of the Holy Spirit run a Centre for the Promotion of Young Girls (CPJF).From a polygamous family, she is the oldest child of her mother, her...
So close to everyone
One month after the death of our dear Father Andrés Besinet Grollier in France at the age of 93, a mass was celebrated in Huaura, Peru, which was attended by his grateful friends and acquaintances, followed by a sharing. Father André is a French missionary "Fidei...
Young people in search of consecrated religious life
From 20 to 25 July 2022, in the community of Koudougou, BURKINA FASO, 17 girls from the 3rd to the final year of secondary school met to reflect and exchange on: "Hearing the cry of the poor and responding to God's call". They were accompanied by sisters Fatoumata DA,...
Making the cry our own…
"We must hear the cry of the poor and make it our own...." This is one of the Orientations of our recent General Chapter. So when the Mayor of Le Conquet - a town in Finistère, Brittany, France - came to ask us to welcome a Ukrainian family to our holiday Guest House,...
A certificate that opens up a future…
How do you make a young girl who is in the process of growing up and seeking to develop outside her family environment happy? How can we make her hope for a better future when she has not had the chance, in this world today, to finish primary school? The Centre de...
“They have no more wine”
I was touched by this phrase from the Gospel of Cana: "They have no more wine", during my annual retreat at the end of 2020, and I saw those people who could not go to church on Sunday because of a disability: they have no more BREAD! With the permission of the parish...
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Belonging and responsibility
‘Sense of belonging and responsibility’ was the theme of the usual session of young sisters from different congregations in Cameroon, who met from 10 to 13 April 2025 at the guest house in Garoua * Father Ferdinand, from the Oblate province, led this session of 36...
Living a time of grace
‘Welcoming and living the grace of the jubilee’: this was the subject of reflection for the bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Garoua (Yagoua, Maroua-Mokolo, Ngaoundéré and the archdiocese of Garoua), at their annual meeting from 31 March to 3 April 2025 in...
Sustainability/simple life style
Pope Francis has issued an encyclical Dilexit nos : On human and Divine love from the heart of Jesus. This encyclical reveal that Jesus loved us (Rm 8, 37); "We have recognized God's love for us and have believed in it" (Jn 4 ,16) Laudato Si gives another way of...
The waves of the sea tides restore hope…
On the evening of April 2nd, 2025, members of the Council of Congregation (CC) gathered at the Île Blanche Welcome House in Locquirec, Côtes d’Armor, Brittany, for their yearly meeting. The newly nominated leaders of France/Belgium and Nigeria were also in attendance....
LESNḖ Anne
Religious name: Sister Anne Isabelle Year of religious profession: 1958 Place of birth: Landujan (35) Age: 92 Place of death: Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, Communauté Maison de Retraite Date and place of funeral: Thursday 10 April 2025 at 2.30pm, in Saint-Brieuc,...
Ecological Spirituality
The Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica was opened by Pope Francis on Christmas Eve to begin the Jubilee Year of 2025. We enter the Jubilee Year as Pilgrims of Hope. In his Christmas Day message, Pope Francis recalled, “the door of God’s heart is always open; let us...
Mother’s Day celebration
On Sunday 30 April 2025, the parishioners of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, Maryland Ogbomoso, Nigeria, celebrated the feast day of all the mothers in the parish with resounding joy! It was a day to remember. The celebration commenced with the Holy Mass at 9:00...
BOURT Raymonde
Name of religious sister : Sister Marie Pierre du Saint-Esprit Year of religious profession: 1951 Date and place of birth: Brest (29) Age: 95 years Date and place of death: Monday 1 April 2025 in Saint-Brieuc, Maison-Mère, Communauté Maison de Retraite Date and place...
Encouraging communication
‘Everyday life is our first place of formation. The Spirit educates us and guides us through the realities of life. He forms us through the life of the human and Christian communities to which we belong, particularly through our involvement with others’. Rule of Life...
Blessing of a Marian grotto
25th March 2025 marked a very significant milestone for the school community within ‘Marie Balavenne’ Catholic College, Ilogbo, Nigeria, as the statue of the Blessed Virgin newly installed was blessed with the opening of the Marian Grotto. This very special event...