Justice and solidarity
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...
In Cameroon: Foi et Justice
FOI ET JUSTICE is an association that promotes ecology and the preservation of creation. Food security, the protection of natural resources and the fight against land grabbing are all part of its field of action. The members of this association in the Diocese of...
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...
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DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
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General of Associates Meeting
The General Assembly of the Associates of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit of the PROVINCE FRANCE-BELGIUM took place on April 18, 2026 in Saint-Brieuc. It took place in a particular rhythm: our "guides" and "friends" of the Office, by completing a...
Council of Congregation
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, from April 16 to 24, the Council of Congregation was held at Île Blanche, FRANCE, with a view to preparing the General Chapter of 2027. The first two days (16 and 17) were devoted to amending the Economic Directory with all the...
RIO Thérèse
Death of a consecrated lay woman in the province of France-Belgium Last name and first name: RIO Thérèse Date of birth: 28 November 1927 in Péaule, Morbihan Date of appointment: 8 June 2003 Date of death: April 29, 2026, in Vannes where she had been in a nursing home...
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.
Bursars’ meeting!
Since Friday 10th April l’Ile Blanche -in France- has had some special guests: the bursars of the different Units of the congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit (DHS). They are gathered for five days, from the 10 to 16 April. Those present are: Sisters Amelie...
Community life and inner freedom
A session for the young professed Daughters of the Holy Spirit on 'Community life and its demands for inner freedom' was held in Diébougou, BURKINA FASO, in the community of Bagane, from 27 to 29 March 2026.The purpose of this time of reflection led by Sister...
A great privilege…
What happiness on this morning of February 27 in CAMEROON: the novitiate received a bus capable of containing all its members! Although we had been informed that our request for a means of travel more suited to our number would be granted, we did not expect to see it...
Easter… in a camp for displaced people
On Saturday, March 28, 2026 we went to Boussouma, in the diocese of Kaya, BURKINA FASO, some 80 kms from Ouagadougou, the capital, to visit a camp for internally displaced persons. This visit was organized by the USMBN (Union of Major Superiors of Burkina Faso and...
DRION Fernande
Name of the nun: André François Year of religious profession: 1962 Place of birth: Guémené-Penfao (44) Age: 96 years Date and place of the funeral: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 3 PM, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Its main obediences were: Saint-Brieuc - Pont-Aven - Quimper -...