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Video: During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Revd. Dr. Habib Badr: Despite all obstacles, the pursuit of Unity is still relentless
Our main role is to be the witnesses of Christ
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity celebrated by Christians all over the world between January 18 and 25 of every year is one of the primary pillars of the Middle East Council of Churches’ mission.
“The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity”, a Historical Yearly Stance Unifying Christians around the World
Coronavirus Threatens 2021 Celebration
Christians around the world and in the Middle East have scheduled a yearly “Prayer for Christian Unity”. It has become a yearly ritual we celebrate all around the world between January 18 and 25 hoping that this initiative would promote dialogues among local, regional and world churches deepening partnership and developing ecumenical awareness through building bridges connecting all Christians.
Should we be afraid of Coronavirus vaccines?
What is the scientific truth behind the studies and where does the credibility of international health organizations lie?
2020 was a year of fierce fighting against the Coronavirus rampant pandemic still killing humanity all over the world since the beginning of 2021.
Are there any new complications in the Beirut Blast investigation?
After being barred from continuing the Beirut blast investigation, Judge Fadi Sawan was allowed to resume with questioning the country’s officials and civil servants as part of the probe into the Beirut Port explosion.
Beirut Blast Investigations facing a blockage
A glimpse of hope in the beginning of the year
Recently, the FBI released a report claiming that only 500 tons of Ammonium Nitrate had exploded, negating earlier claims that 2700 tons of the substance was responsible for all the damages in Beirut.
Vaccine On Its Way
Report: 16 to 31 December 2020
As nations in the ME region still quarrel with the pandemic, other countries prepare to send vaccines to the region. Although some experts from the medical community detest using the vaccines due to unknown side effects that may befall a patient, there is no doubt that many people are willing to give it a try.
La Navidad ilumina la oscuridad de Beirut
En otra actualización reciente relativa a la explosión de Beirut, Fadi Sawan, el investigador judicial asignado al caso de Beirut, fue suspendido de las investigaciones ya que dos ex-ministros acusados de negligencia, presentaron una demanda solicitando que el caso fuera transferido a otro juez.
La estrella de Navidad, retiro del equipo de la Secretaría General del MECC
Los preparativos para la Navidad y el nacimiento de Jesucristo, nuestro Salvador, en la familia de la Secretaría General del MECC comenzaron con el retiro espiritual anual titulado “La Estrella de Navidad”, que ha tenido lugar en el Monasterio Saydet El Bir, Bkennaya – Jal El Dib, Líbano.
The Christmas star, at the gathering of the MECC General Secretariat’s team
The preparations for Christmas and the Birth of Jesus Christ our Savior in the MECC General Secretariat’s family started in an annual spiritual retreat entitled “The Christmas star”, and took place in Saydet El Bir Monastery, Bkennaya - Jal El Dib, Lebanon.
Christmas is lighting up Beirut's Darkness
In another recent update concerning the Beirut blast, Fadi Sawan, the judicial investigator assigned for the Beirut case, was suspended from the investigations as two former ministers, who were accused of negligence, submitted a demand requesting that the case should be transferred to another judge.
The Pandemic of Poverty
Report: 1 to 15 December 2020
As Christians around the world brace themselves for Christmas and all the joy the holidays bring, the MECC would like to remind our readers that poverty has reached dangerously high levels in the Middle East. According to UNICEF, the Middle East is experiencing one of the most fraught situations in the world, with more than 32 million children in need of humanitarian assistance.
Complicaciones en las investigaciones de la explosión de Beirut
Nuevas ayudas para los indigentes y los afectados
En una última actualización del caso de la explosión de Beirut, el Primer Ministro provisional Hassan Diab, se negó a ser interrogado por un juez que lo acusó a él y a tres ex-ministros de negligencia en relación con la explosión.
Video: Towards the MECC 12th General Assembly
An extraordinary meeting of the Executive Committee in Bkerke
During the year 2020, that is coming to an end, the 12th General Assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches, entitled “Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid” (Matthew 14:27), was supposed to take place in September at the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, Lebanon. However, the unpleasant circumstances imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic impeded it, which led the MECC’s Executive Committee to hold an extraordinary meeting on the 17th of September, during which the member churches’ representatives decided to set a new date for the General Assembly in September 2021.
Complications in the Beirut Blast investigations
New aids for the homeless & the affected
In a latest update on the Beirut Blast case, Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab, refused to be questioned by a judge who accused him and three former ministers of negligence in connection with the explosion.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 - Booklet
The week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021”, from 18 to 25 January 2021. With the title “To remain in God’s love and in self-reconciliation" John 15: 1 -17.
Beirut Blast charges pushing through red lines
The judge Fadi Sawwan investigating the Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab and three former ministers (former finance minister Ali Hassan Khalil, public works ministers Ghazi Zeaiter and Youssef Finianos) with negligence which led to the devastating event in which 200 people were killed and swathes of buildings left in ruins.