His Eminence Metropolitan Elias Kfoury and Father Joseph El Khoury at the MECC Headquarters in Beirut
A Meeting with the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs
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His Eminence Metropolitan Elias Kfoury, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Tyre, Sidon and Dependencies, accompanied by Father Joseph El Khoury visited the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at the offices of the MECC General Secretariat in Beirut.
The meeting included various Church and social issues. The attendees discussed the difficult circumstances that the region, and the south specially, are facing due to the security, economic and social crises, addressing the most urgent needs of the people of Lebanon and the region. They also discussed the role of the Church in supporting the neediest people, healing their wounds, and providing them moral and spiritual support.
The attendees also discussed ways of cooperation with the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) for the good of the Church and society, emphasizing the importance of solidarity, and mutual support in facing all challenges.
At the end of the meeting, His Eminence Metropolitan Elias Kfoury offered the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs an icon of the Mother of God as a token of love and appreciation.
