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Video - The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs
In An Interview on Suboro TV to Highlight the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Video - "Ecumenical Horizons" Program: Episode Twenty-Three
Produced by the Middle East Council of Churches
“Ecumenical Horizons” is a weekly program that features spiritual, cultural, intellectual, educational, youth and environmental topics.
Celebrations of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity" 2026 in Egypt
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 is celebrated in Egypt under the theme "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called" (Ephesians 4: 4). The program of celebrations begins on Thursday, January 22, and continues until Saturday, January 31, at the invitation of the Middle East Council of Churches and the Egyptian Council of Churches.
Hence, you can find the details of these celebrations.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Egypt 2026 Launches
Under the Theme “One Body and One Spirit”
The Middle East Council of Churches, in cooperation with the Egyptian Council of Churches, organizes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Egypt 2026, under the auspices of the Churches in Egypt.
This is an affirmation of the one Christian witness and the common pursuit of unity for which Jesus Christ prayed: " that all of them may be one" (John 17: 21).
This year’s Week of Prayer has adopted a Biblical theme from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians:
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called" (Ephesians 4: 4)
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Egypt will be held from January 22 to 31, 2026.
Opening Prayer for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
A Meeting Bringing Together Church Leaders and Faithful in an Ecumenical Spirit
Media of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)
On the occasion of the opening of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026," an Ecumenical Prayer Service was held under the theme “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Ephesians 4: 4), hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Armenian Orthodox Catholicos of Cilicia, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, in the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator, Antelias - Lebanon.
Video - Word of His Eminence Archbishop Youssef Soueif, Archbishop of the Maronite Archdiocese of Tripoli,
and President of the Episcopal Committee for Ecumenical Relations Emanating from the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon
At the Opening of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026, Antelias - Lebanon
Video - Word of His Eminence Bishop Paul Rouhana, Patriarchal Vicar of the Maronite Diocese of Sarba in Lebanon, and MECC Honorary Secretary General
At the Opening of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026, Antelias - Lebanon
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Issues Its Weekly Newsletter
“Momentum”
16-1-2026
This issue includes reports, videos, news, articles, and a full coverage of the latest developments of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), as well as the Church, Ecumenical, and social events…
This is in addition to the weekly word of the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs which is entitled in this issue "Dialogue and Social Cohesion at MECC, Toward a New Application of Ecumenism".
You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/d5ae9ec588de/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.
You can also subscribe to the Momentum Newsletter via the following link:
https://mecc.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=fd3381352a&u=1db32cafe9ea32b38eb90480a.
"Light from Light for Light"
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 Hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I
Standing together in solidarity and Prayer for Christian unity and for peace in the Middle East and the world.
With one love, one heart, and great hope, the Heads of Churches and believers united in an Ecumenical Prayer Service on the occasion of the opening of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026," hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Armenian Orthodox Catholicos of Cilicia and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), at the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator.
Opening of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity" 2026 Hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I in Lebanon
We unite together in Prayer, saying, “Gracious and almighty Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, you are the true Light, who cast out the darkness of sin, and shined into our hearts the joy and hope of your eternal Kingdom” (from the Prayer Service of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026).
An Ecumenical Prayer Service celebrating the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, hosted by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, Armenian Orthodox Catholicos of Cilicia and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), at the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia in the Cathedral of St. Gregory the Illuminator.
Week of Prayer: 1700th Anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea
What Are its Aim and Objectives?
From the MECC Archive 2025
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
An Annual Historical Week Between 18 and 25 January, What is its Significance?
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is celebrated annually during eight days of daily Prayers worldwide. It is an historic annual ritual which extends between 18 and 25 January in the global Christian calendar.
The week of Prayer carries with it profound Christian and Theological meanings through which Christians move on their annual Ecumenical journey. Setting a date for the week itself has a special significance, turning it into a Christian tradition that started in 1908. January 18 reminds us of the Chair of St. Peter the Apostle with which come the Prayers to build bridges and strengthen fraternity among all Christians. January 25, however, refers to the Feast of the conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, the end of the week of unity, thus a call to continue praying for unity throughout the year.
The Middle East Council of Churches Issues the Ecumenical Calendar for January 2026
And Celebrates the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have now issued its online Ecumenical calendar for the month of January 2026. It includes the Ecclesiastical and Liturgical feasts of the various families of Churches in the Middle East. In addition to international days identified by the United Nations, and which are related to the MECC identity and its spiritual and human mission.
Noting that January includes one of the most important international Ecumenical occasions. It is the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”, which MECC celebrates it in the region and with the world, between 18 and 25 January, every year. Noting that this year the theme of the Week of Prayer is “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling” (Ephesians 4: 4).