{"id":15672,"date":"2017-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/communiques\/attacks-in-egypt-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T07:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:03:37","slug":"attacks-in-egypt-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch","status":"publish","type":"communique","link":"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/en\/communiques\/attacks-in-egypt-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch\/","title":{"rendered":"Attacks in Egypt: Press Release from Bishop Pascal Gollnisch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019\u0152uvre d\u2019Orient is horrified by these latest attacks carried out against Coptic churches in Tanta and then in Alexandria, Egypt, on Palm Sunday, a date of great symbolic significance for Christians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Islamic State has explicitly called for attacks on Christians in Egypt. With less than three weeks to go before Pope Francis\u2019s visit, the Coptic community has once again been devastated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, to the Christian communities, and to their pastors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The international community must redouble its efforts to help Egypt combat terrorism and move toward the future to which the vast majority of Egyptians aspire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop Pascal Gollnisch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Executive Director of \u0152uvre d\u2019Orient<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April 9, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-15672","communique","type-communique","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Attacks in Egypt: Press Release from Bishop Pascal Gollnisch - \u0152uvre d&#039;orient<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/en\/communiques\/attacks-in-egypt-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attacks in Egypt: Press Release from Bishop Pascal Gollnisch - \u0152uvre d&#039;orient\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"L\u2019\u0152uvre d\u2019Orient is horrified by these latest attacks carried out against Coptic churches in Tanta and then in Alexandria, Egypt, on Palm Sunday, a date of great symbolic significance for Christians. 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