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More than 400 schools receive support from Œuvre d’Orient for children’s education, the reconstruction of school buildings, and educators’ salaries.
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Health Care and Social Services
L’Œuvre d’Orient funds the care of 3 million patients in clinics, hospitals, and institutions for people with disabilities or the elderly.
Community Outreach
By supporting the formation of men and women religious, the Œuvre d’Orient enables priests and religious orders to carry out their daily missions.
Culture and Heritage
L’Œuvre d’Orient works to preserve the heritage of Eastern Christianity by protecting it in its home countries and promoting awareness of it in France.
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Lent: Taking Concrete Action to Support Eastern Christians – The Chronicle of L’Œuvre d’Orient – February 19, 2026
Lent: Taking Concrete Action to Help Eastern Christians Forty Days to Open Your Heart Catholics are entering Lent. But what is Lent, really? It is neither a sad interlude nor a spiritual feat. Lent is a time of grace and conversion. A time of grace, first and foremost, for the catechumens, who are preparing […]
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L’Œuvre d’Orient Bulletin No. 822
We hope you enjoy reading this ↓ The L’Œuvre d’Orient Team
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APRIL 1999, MEETING IN TEHRAN WITH PIERRE HUMBLOT
"In churches, the authorities ban Persian, the language spoken and understood by all Iranians." In light of the popular uprising and the government’s crackdown on the Iranian people since late December 2025, I miss Pierre Humblot. This is a crucial account from the man who was, without a doubt, the only foreign missionary to obtain […]
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“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5
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L’Œuvre d’Orient Bulletin No. 821
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Christians in Syria: Between Uncertainty and Hope
L’Œuvre d’Orient has released a report providing an overview of Syrian society and the Christian community in Syria since the start of the war in 2011 and offers recommendations to the international community. Since 2011, Syria’s Christian community has been facing an unprecedented crisis. More than 80% of its members have left the country; those […]
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