As the Islamic Republic celebrates its 40th anniversary, the Œuvre d’Orient calls on Iran to make progress in religious freedom—particularly in the freedom of…
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"Four years ago, Mosul fell to the Islamic State. Thousands of Christians were driven out of the city." L’Œuvre d’Orient is working to help…
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L’Œuvre d’Orient expresses its deep sorrow over the murder of Father Samaan Shehata on Thursday, October 12, by an Islamist terrorist. The 51-year-old Coptic…
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On October 5, the church in Deir Sinbel was destroyed by the Al-Nusra Front in Idlib, a province in northwestern Syria, as fierce fighting…
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WHAT HAS BECOME OF FATHER PAOLO DALL’OGLIO, WHO WAS KIDNAPPED FOUR YEARS AGO IN SYRIA? On July 29, 2013, Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio was…
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Every month, thousands of people—men, and very often women and children—try to cross the Mediterranean to escape extreme poverty or tyrannical regimes about which…
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Today, with between 830 million Hindus and 140 million Muslims, the 25 million Christians (2.3% of the total population) represent the country’s third-largest religious…
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A particularly appalling massacre on the eve of Ascension Day celebrations, just as Muslims were preparing to begin Ramadan. The international community, meeting in…
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These convictions for blasphemy, of which Christians are the main victims, are unacceptable and contrary to international law. They undermine religious minorities. In Pakistan,…
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While recognizing the urgency of dismantling the structures of the “Islamic State” organization, the Œuvre d’Orient nevertheless hopes that the presence of Christians in…
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