Justice and solidarity
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,...
To each his own… My share has come!
Closing the end of the year full of hope and expectation: that was both the feeling and the conviction we felt when we received the sewing machines on 3 July 2024! These gifts from Codas-Caritas of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon are a concrete expression of...
Promotion of young women
Friday 31 May 2024 was a day of celebration at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF) in Touloum, a town in Cameroon's Far North region: we were delighted to celebrate the completion of several girls' training by holding a ceremony to award them their...
Recognition and gratitude
As part of the jubilee year marking 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon, a pilgrimage and a Mass of thanksgiving were organised on Thursday 30 May in honour of Sister Anne-Marie VOLANT and of all the missionary Daughters of the...
A special day with children
Cameroon. On 25 May 2024, together with other people of goodwill, we organised a day of friendship with disabled children, nursery school children and children from Group II primary school in Touloum -Touloum is a commune in Cameroon's Far North region-. The theme of...
Prison: a place of rebirth
On Sunday 28 April 2024, we, the novices of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, went to visit the inmates of the central prison in the town of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Knowing their difficult living...
Closer to the most vulnerable…
On Ash Wednesday 2024, for the Lenten season leading up to Easter, I asked for the grace to be closer to those who suffer, to those in need: the sick, the homeless, the voiceless, the poor who live in misery every day, to be more aware of this category of people whom...
With street children
Street children are usually left to fend for themselves. With no one to look after them, they often have to do odd jobs to get the meal of the day, beg or steal in order to eat. Sometimes they go for days on end without having anything to eat. At night, these poor...
The “Solidarity Christmas Special” 2023
Listening to "both the clamour of the earth and the clamour of the poor" is the very expression of Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical letter "Laudato Si'" (no. 49), on safeguarding the common home. It was with this in mind that we once again considered our "Christmas...
First experience of Mission
"The first Daughters of the Holy Spirit wanted to live together to serve the poor, the sick and children. They recognised in them the person of Jesus Christ and had great respect for all" Rule of Life, art 1. On 4 September 2023, I began my very first mission in the...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
DHS Solidarity Projects
Charity, “a gift and a call” RL 2, that is always relevant.It all begins with the simplest of gestures! Simple gestures that become charitable acts, which gradually soothe, console, heal, transform, and ultimately give life! Gestures so simple, yet sometimes carrying...
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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!
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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...