27th September 2023

Mediterranean Meetings

OIEC General Secretary Hervé Lecomte and Juan Antonio Ojeda Ortiz were in Marseille for the Rencontres méditerranéennes. Invited by Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline, Pope François concluded the Rencontres méditerranéennes by devoting his speech to the dramatic situations faced by migrants and the fraternal role that everyone must play towards them.Read Pope Francis’ closing address to the Rencontres Méditerranéennes in full 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱…

OIEC News
9th September 2023

Press release following the earthquake that occurred on Friday, September 8 in Morocco

Yesterday evening, a major earthquake struck the province of Al Haouz in Morocco, killing more than a thousand people in the provinces and prefectures of Al Haouz, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant. The earthquake also injured 1,200 people. The provisional toll bears witness to the seriousness of this natural disaster, which has plunged many Moroccan families into mourning. On…

Middle East and Northern Africa