Daughters of the Holy Spirit
We are an international Catholic religious congregation, moved by the Spirit of Jesus at work in the world.
As a spiritual family and with others, we seek to respond to the needs of the peoples among whom we live.
The congregation has committed to a policy for the prevention of abuse of minors and vulnerable persons.
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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...
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 Christine DIDJA was: to know how to reconcile the demands of community life that impose limits, with inner freedom. All shared life...
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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...
100 years strong
In 1926, Pius XI was pope. That same year, on March 17, 1926, in Lewiston, Maine, USA, Fleurette Patricia Marie BLAIS was born. As a young woman, she worked as a florist in her parents’ flower shop. Seeking a deeper relationship with the Lord, she entered 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...
Justice and solidarity
In connection with the charism of the congregation, find our main actions “Justice and solidarity”.
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...
Synodality…
Synodality as a response to violence and injustice: this was the topic that brought us together at this meeting of the network «Justice and Peace» in Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO, on Saturday-Sunday, 14-15 March 2026. On Saturday, the synodality was developed by Abbot...
Into the World
The congregation listens to the “cry of the earth and the poor”
The first rain
Our country, BURKINA FASO, experiences two major seasons: the dry season and the rainy season.In the Southwest, in the municipality of Bondigui, on the night of March 22 to 23, 2026, we had a first violent rain. This rain, accompanied by a strong gust of wind, tore...
Youth Lenten Retreat
As it is the usual Lenten practice in St. Augustine Catholic Church Ipetumodu, NIGERIA, a special day is set aside each year for the youth of the parish to gather in prayer, reflection, and spiritual renewal. On Friday, 28th February 2026, the parish youth came...
« We cannot remain in silence »
The International Union of Superiors General calls for a global moment of prayer for peace, on March 6, 2026. ROME, March 4, 2026. Faced with the escalation of violence and armed conflicts in many parts of the world, the International Union of Superiors General (IUSG)...
Partnerships and projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
Charity, “a gift and a call” RL 2, that is always relevant.
LATIN AMERICA
The Mission in Perú: A chapter closes,but the DHS Spiritual Family continues the mission.Dear donors, We would like to inform you that after 46 years of faithful presence and generous service, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Peru have completed their mission...
BURKINA FASO
Beekeeping in Bondigui, PhariyagoSince 2006, the community of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit has been inserted in Bondigui, in Saint John the Evangelist Parish of Phariyago. In Bondigui, the population is exposed to the consumption of chemical products. Concerned...
CAMEROON
Touloum Girls’ Training CenterThe Touloum Girls’ Training Centre, created in 2000 by the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and PIME priests in the diocese of Yagoua, has been supporting young girls who are vulnerable, under-schooled or out of school for more than twenty...
NIGERIA
Support for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Camp in Kishi, Oyo State.In 2009 when the Boko-Haram’s insurgency began gaining traction in Nigeria, many Nigerians have experienced violence, massacre, and displacements. IDPs camps were established...
KENYA
Daughters of the Holy Spirit: A New Missionary Chapter in KenyaOn September 2, 2025, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit from Nigeria opened a new missionary chapter in Kenya. A few weeks later, on October 25, our Congregation was officially recognized in the Diocese of...
Laudato Si – 4 oct. 2025
Laudato Si’ – CHILE-PERU
For more social and environmental justice On October 4th, the DHS unit Chile-Peru (religious, secular branch and associates) celebrated the Eucharist "For more social and environmental justice in the world". The Eucharist was presided over by Fr. Santiago Vallebuona,...
Laudato Si’ – UNITED STATES
Happy Birthday Laudato Si “Praise be.” This is how St. Francis of Assisi began his Canticle of the Creatures 800 years ago and also how Pope Francis began his encyclical 10 years ago on the Care for Earth, our “common home”. St. Francis' canticle was groundbreaking in...
Laudato Si’ – CAMEROON
"Better take change by the hand before it takes us by the throat." said Winston Churchill From October 3 to 4, 2025, the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the associates of the Vice Province of Cameroon met at the ‘Renée Burel” reception center in Maroua-Galdima, to...
Laudato Si’- ENGLAND and IRELAND
The DHS Family of England and Ireland “Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’” The Feast of St Francis of Assisi, Saturday 4th October 2025, Olney On 4th October 2025, a blustery but dry day, Sisters and Associates met in the Church...
Laudato Si’ – BURKINA FASO
Caring for the earth means caring for ourselves, future generations, and our relationship with God. It was with this conviction of Pope Francis, of venerable memory, that we spent a day of prayer, reflection, sharing and awareness-raising as we celebrated the 10th...
Laudato Si‘ – NIGERIA
On 3 October 2025, activists from the Daughters of the Holy Spirit's Laudato Si campaign organised an awareness-raising tour in the village of Ilogbo, in Ogun State, to mark the 10th anniversary of the project launched by His Holiness Pope Francis in 2015. This...
Laudato Si’ – FRANCE-BELGIUM
Invited on 4 October 2024 to travel to Ile Blanche to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si, some 120 members of the DHS spiritual family arrive there.A very warm welcome awaits us, thanks to the long and meticulous preparation of the day by the ‘Laudato Si’...
In memory of …
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 -...
BOYER Madeleine
Name of the nun: Marie Bernard François Year of religious profession: 1945 Place of birth: Pluherlin (56) Age: 100 years Date and place of the funeral: Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Its main obediences were: Scaër, Quimper-Kerfeunteun,...
BREHIN Chantal
Associated secular Age: 82 years Date and place of engagement: 1 December 2018 at the White Island, in Locquirec - FRANCE Place of death: Toulouse Date of death: March 11, 2026 Mass of the Goodbye: Church of Locquirec on Tuesday, March 17 at 2:30 PM Announcement by...