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…

Catholic Schools in Lebanon

From 5-10 July 2022 the Secretary General of OIEC paid a visit to the SGEC-L, the Lebanese member of OIEC. There he noted that despite an extremely severe crisis in Lebanon, comparable to the effects of a war, the resilient Catholic schools are courageously continuing their work. In particular the teachers of Catholic schools are making enormous sacrifices to keep…