{"id":15674,"date":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/communiques\/we-must-not-forget-the-christians-of-syrian-mesopotamia-a-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T07:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T07:03:39","slug":"we-must-not-forget-the-christians-of-syrian-mesopotamia-a-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch","status":"publish","type":"communique","link":"https:\/\/www.oeuvre-orient.fr\/en\/communiques\/we-must-not-forget-the-christians-of-syrian-mesopotamia-a-press-release-from-bishop-pascal-gollnisch\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe Must Not Forget the Christians of Syrian Mesopotamia\u201d \u2013 Press Release from Bishop Pascal Gollnisch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While recognizing the urgency of dismantling the structures of the \u201cIslamic State\u201d organization, the \u0152uvre d\u2019Orient nevertheless hopes that the presence of Christians in Syrian Mesopotamia\u2014including their churches, dioceses, schools, and clinics\u2014will be taken into account. It calls on Kurdish organizations in Syria to respect the inalienable right of Christian communities to live there and to act in accordance with their beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019\u0152uvre d\u2019Orient calls on the relevant governments and international organizations to be mindful of the presence of Christians\u2014Syrian citizens and long-time residents of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bishop Pascal Gollnisch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paris, May 11, 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oeuvre-orient.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/1705-CP-SYRIE-NE-PAS-OUBLIER-LES-CHRETIENS-DE-MESOPOTAMIE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download the PDF version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-15674","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>\u201cWe Must Not Forget the Christians of Syrian Mesopotamia\u201d \u2013 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\/we-must-not-forget-the-christians-of-syrian-mesopotamia-a-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=\"\u201cWe Must Not Forget the Christians of Syrian Mesopotamia\u201d \u2013 Press Release from Bishop Pascal Gollnisch - \u0152uvre d&#039;orient\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"While recognizing the urgency of dismantling the structures of the \u201cIslamic State\u201d organization, the \u0152uvre d\u2019Orient nevertheless hopes that the presence of Christians in Syrian Mesopotamia\u2014including their churches, dioceses, schools, and clinics\u2014will be taken into account. 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