The Secretary General Professor Michel Abs and an MECC Delegation Visits the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in the Vatican
Discussions Centered Around Cooperation and Coordination
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As part of his tour in Rome to participate in the Canonization Ceremony of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan and six other Saints, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, accompanied the Archdeacon Chady Chata, Assistant in the MECC Media Department, visited the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in the Vatican, on Monday, October 20, 2025.
During this visit, Professor Abs and the MECC delegation met with Mrs. Pasquale Debbane, the Middle East Regional Coordinator of the Listening and Dialogue Section, and Mr. Tebaldo Vinciguerra, from the Reflection and Research on Ecology and Creation Section. They discussed common aspirations, visions, and concerns.
As well as, the activities of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development in the Vatican were also presented, along with the most prominent programs implemented by the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) at various Ecumenical and humanitarian levels. The attendees also discussed joint projects implemented in the previous period and ways to develop future programs between both parties.
In this context, the attendees discussed the possibility of cooperation and coordination, and they agreed to continue communicating and working together to achieve the desired Ecclesiastical, social, and cultural goals.
At the end of the meeting, the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs offered to the team of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the medal of the Fiftieth Year of the MECC Founding. He then visited the various sections of the Dicastery and the Church, checking the sculptures and objects symbolizing various humanitarian issues, particularly the refugee issue.
