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.
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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Prayer of Saint Basil the Great
Master, Lord God, Almighty Father, whose mercy is shown a thousand times over and never fails, look favorably from heaven upon Your servants who call upon You in truth. Before You, we bow our hearts, hoping for Your great and abundant mercy, compassion, and blessing. Bless us with every blessing; sanctify us in Your Holy […]
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Prayer with Blessed Bishop Flavien Michel Melki
Lord Jesus, You who revealed to Your servant, Blessed Flavien Michel Melki, the faith of the Church, to which he devoted himself unreservedly, You who inspired him with the courage to proclaim, tirelessly, the Good News of the Gospel to Christians in southeastern Turkey, You who sustained him through persecutions and trials, for the unity […]
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Praying with Eastern Christians
Praying with Eastern Christians, It means understanding and respecting their faith, which has only grown stronger through the trials of history. A faith as solid as granite, for which many have shed their blood, and many continue to do so. A simple yet strong faith that is not afraid to assert itself and speak out, […]
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The Daughters of Charity
The Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul are a community founded in 1633 by Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac to serve the poor throughout the world, particularly through education, healthcare, and social service, without living a cloistered life. At that time, most nuns lived in cloistered convents. Vincent de […]
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Saint Igor II
Born in 1096, Igor Olgovich was a Grand Prince of Kiev who reigned for only ten days! Upon his brother's death in August 1146, he succeeded him to the throne of Kievan Rus', an ancient Slavic principality that had existed for more than 350 years! Considered unpopular, he was imprisoned by the people of Kyiv […]
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UNICEF'S WARNING
An additional 23.4 million children from vulnerable families are at risk of falling into permanent poverty due to the current conflict in the Middle East. According to a press release dated July 16, 2026, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), founded in 1946 in the aftermath of World War II, citing a study […]
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The Story of a Little-Known Alliance: Christian Zionism
An Interview with Laurent Tessier, author of the book *Christian Zionism: History of a Little-Known Alliance (19th–21st Centuries)*, co-published by Labor et Fides and the University of Montreal Press, 2026. With a Ph.D. in the history of religions, it was in England and on the North American continent—in Canada and the United States— the three […]
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Key Highlights 2025: Report on the Use of Our Resources
Explanations regarding our 2025 report on the use of our resources by our Chief Financial Officer, Damien Chenel
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