A particularly appalling massacre on the eve of Ascension Day celebrations, just as Muslims were preparing to begin Ramadan.
The international community, meeting in Madrid on May 24 (at the International Conference on Victims of Ethnic and Religious Violence), pledged to “enable all residents of Syria and Iraq, without distinction, to live safely in their homes and enjoy full citizenship there.”
L’Œuvre d’Orient calls on the international community to now extend its efforts to Egypt and to support the Egyptian government’s fight against terrorist groups.
Coalition forces cannot fight terrorists in the Mosul plain and then allow them to establish themselves in Egypt.
L’Œuvre d’Orient invites all believers to pray for the victims and their families, and for peace.
Bishop Pascal Gollnisch
Paris, May 29, 2017
