“Today more than ever their future depends on our support. Let’s help Eastern Christians in the Middle East to remain in their homelands.”
Msgr Pascal Gollnisch, General Director of L’Œuvre d’Orient
For more than 160 years, l’Œuvre d’Orient has been helping Eastern Christians from 23 countries in the Middle East, the Horn of Africa, Eastern Europe, and India.
In times of peace as in times of war, it supports the work of bishops, priests, and religious congregations that help everyone, regardless of their religious faith
- Ukraine
- Healthcare and social assistance
The EMAYC association welcomes people with disabilities and their families and works for their integration into society. By supporting them, we are helping to build a more inclusive society in Ukraine.
- Iraq
- Healthcare and social assistance
Let the families returning to Mosul rebuild their lives and send their children to school.
- Syria
- Education
The Feshet Sama center ("Heavenly Space" in Arabic) has set up an educational follow-up adapted to children and adults who can not afford to continue their schooling, regardless of their religious or social affiliation.
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- Eastern Christians
- Christians
- Christian population
- communities assisted
| Countries | Christians | % Christian population | communities assisted | See |
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| Turkey | 80 000 | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Romania | 19 | 99% | 16 | |
| Iran | 100 000 | Less than 0.3% | 7 | |
| Eritrea | 2 000 000 | 50% | 6 | |
| Armenia | 3 200 000 | 90% | 3 | |
| Ukraine | 40 000 000 | 90% | 19 | |
| Israel | 150 000 | 2% | 19 | |
| Jordan | 300 000 | 4% | 6 | |
| France | ||||
| Ethiopia | 60 000 000 | 62% | 28 | |
| Lebanon | 2 000 000 | almost 40% | 94 | |
| Palestine | 60 000 | 1.2% | 8 | |
| Syria | 1 500 000 | 6% | 47 | |
| Iraq | 400 000 | Less than 2% | 24 | |
| India | 39 000 000 | 2.9% | 49 | |
| Egypt | 10 000 000 | 10% | 47 |
Situation of Eastern Christians
