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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.
Our Latest News
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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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Eastern Christians in Lebanon and Syria: Agents of Peace Amid the Crises in the Middle East
Since February 28, 2026, the Middle East has been undergoing a new phase of military escalation on an unprecedented scale. The rapid spread of the conflicts to several countries in the region, notably Lebanon, has raised fears of a lasting regionalization of the war in an area already weakened by decades of political, economic, and […]
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2026 Mediterranean Meetings in Barcelona
From June 9 to 12, 2026, the 4th edition of the Mediterranean Meetings took place in Barcelona, attended by Pope Leo XIV, who was on an apostolic visit to Spain. Click below to view a document prepared by the Augustinian sisters who oversee the Network of Monasteries and Convents along the Mediterranean Coast. 🚨Content in […]
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Pierbattista Pizzaballa: “In the Holy Land, spirituality is being taken away”
Interview on June 11, 2026, by Pierre Jova (La Vie) During a visit to France from June 8 to 14, 2026, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem reiterated his conviction: to rebuild bridges between the Israeli and Palestinian communities, and to never give up hope for the blood-stained Holy Land. A reed bends but does not […]
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Contributing to peace in the Middle East: the mission of France’s new ambassador
Charles Personnaz, who was received by Leo XIV on Friday, June 5, to present his credentials, is an expert on Eastern Christians. As president of the Fonds des écoles d’Orient and an active member of the Œuvre d’Orient, he hopes, together with the Holy See, “to try to find ways to achieve greater peace, or […]
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"They returned to Jerusalem with great joy."
"They returned to Jerusalem with great joy." A Proposal for Living Out the Church’s Vocation in the Holy Land Dear Friends, May the Lord grant you peace, During these years of ministry, I have addressed our beloved Church in Jerusalem in various ways: through homilies, a few brief letters, and, above all, during pastoral visits. […]
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