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Education

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.

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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.

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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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Our Latest News

  • France Network / Headquarters Organization

    The Team in Paris ⇒ France Network Manager:Contact: Anne-Marie Gratien, amgratien@oeuvre-orient.fr ⇒ Event Project Manager: planning and organizing events in FranceContact: Jacinta Haass, jhaass@oeuvre-orient.fr ⇒ Network Development Coordinator: recruitment, leadership, and coordination of diocesanteams Contact: Véronique Marcotte, vmarcotte@oeuvre-orient.fr ⇒ School Relations Coordinator: organizing and coordinating the schoolnetwork Contact: Agnès Melli, amelli@oeuvre-orient.fr ⇒ A young person […]

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  • France Network / Contact a Delegation

    Provincial Delegates STRASBOURG AND BESANÇON, Père Vigneron, r.vigneron@outlook.fr RENNES, Father Renaud BERTRAND, renaud.bertrand@diocese85.org The Expansion of L’Œuvre d’Orient in Europe Domitille BLANC dblanc@oeuvre-orient.fr Tel: +33 6 (0) 89 21 00 42

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  • The Delegate's Guide

    The Guide for Diocesan Delegates of L'Œuvre d'Orient has been designed to assist you in your mission, whether you are a delegate or a member of a diocesan team. It will help you understand what L’Œuvre d’Orient expects from you, take your place within the France Network, and gain the information and tools you need […]

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  • Réseau France / Réseau France's Mission

    Raising Awareness About Eastern Christians: Our primary mission is to inform and raise awareness through the distribution of materials and the organization of events in the dioceses, such as exhibitions, conferences, personal testimonies, participation in public events, solidarity gatherings, concerts, Masses, and so on. Building spiritual bonds and friendships: To get to know and love […]

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  • Raising Awareness… / A Practical Guide to Downloading on Canva

    How to Download the Slideshow or Quiz 1 – Open the Canvaslink. 2 – Click the Share button (top right).3 – Click the word "Download" in the list (bottom left).4 – Click the small arrow under "File Type." 5 – Select the option MP4 Videos for Quizzes and Animated Slideshows (Once it starts playing, you […]

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  • Raising Awareness in Schools and Chaplaincies

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  • 2025–2026 Projects / Lebanon Emergency

    Lebanon is in the throes of a political, economic, and social crisis of unprecedented severity: massive bombings are ravaging the country in mid-March 2026, with more than 1 million people displaced, 992 dead—including 100 children—and 2,200 wounded. Residents of Christian villages in southern Lebanon are refusing to leave, fearing they will not be able to […]

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