Following the resentment that spread among the Christian community in Amman with the Governorate of the Capital removing a sign bearing a verse from the Bible, the Middle East Council of Churches issued the following statement:

The proclamations of His Excellency Mr. Yousef Al-Shawarbeh, Mayor of Amman and former minister, and the answer and explanation of His Excellency Metropolitan Christophoros Atallah, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Amman and president of the Heads of Churches Council in Jordan, came with no surprise. Both persons were raised in the same loving united Jordanian culture that cherishes its children regardless of their religious affiliation.

On the 5th of June every year, people all over the world celebrate the “World Environment Day”. The environment, however, has become threatened due to various factors that may have negative repercussions on human life. For this reason, it has been a major concern for the Church and various international Ecumenical institutions, over the past decades.

For this occasion, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs issued a message entitled “Announcing environmental activities for the Middle Eastern Churches and their council, June 5th, World Environment Day”.

The new issue of “Momentum”, the weekly newsletter issued by the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Middle East Council of Churches, includes a special interview with the curate of Mount Lebanon Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese, His Eminence Bishop Georges Saliba, on the 47th anniversary of the founding of the Middle East Council of Churches.

Obispo Georges Saliba:

El Consejo ha dado pasos muy audaces y maravillosos basados en el amor y la comprensión

¡Forma parte de mi vida!

Es interesante escarbar en la historia del Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio y en el asombroso número de nombres importantes que lo acompañan desde la primera reunión fundacional en mayo de 1974 en Chipre.

Personas que caminaron junto al Consejo, y a través de él, por el camino de la unidad de los cristianos, en una procesión iniciada por familias de la Iglesia Oriental que creían en la riqueza en la diversidad hacia la plena comunión con Dios y entre sí.

Report: 2 June 2021

Vaccination is still underway as different versions of the vaccine have made it to the region. What’s more important is that governments are ramping up their attempts to coerce their citizens to get inoculated, in response to the high rate of refusal to take the vaccine within the Middle East.

The Beginning of An Ecumenical Era in the Eastern Church

“Building Bridges, Standing Together” Since 1974

Since 1974, the Middle East Council of Churches has been working on spreading its Ecumenical message in the East, the birthplace of Christianity and where Christ was born, died and resurrected. Its primary goal lies in deepening spirituality and communion service among the member churches and unifying their voice and efforts.

Bishop Georges Saliba:

The Council has made very bold and wonderful steps based on love and understanding

It is part of my life!

It is interesting to dig in the history of the Middle East Council of Churches and the astonishing number of important names accompanying it since the first founding meeting in May 1974 in Cyprus. People who walked alongside and through the council on the path of Christian unity, in a procession started by Eastern Church families who believed in richness in diversity towards full communion with God and each other.

Según los fiscales, el Líbano recibió el 5 de mayo un informe preliminar de Francia sobre la gran explosión ocurrida en agosto del año pasado. Los funcionarios dijeron que el informe francés beneficiará a la investigación en curso en Beirut, pero no darán detalles del mismo, en cumplimiento de la normativa.

De la Iglesia Ortodoxa Copta al mundo entero

¿Sabes qué camino siguió la familia?

«He aquí que el ángel del Señor se le apareció a José en sueños y le dijo: "Levántate, toma al niño y a su madre, huye a Egipto y quédate allí hasta que yo te diga"…» (Mt 2,13).

Con este versículo, el evangelista Mateo reveló en el segundo capítulo la huída de la Sagrada Familia a la tierra de Egipto, una huída a este país oriental de importancia histórica, geográfica y cultural, según el Papa de Alejandría y Patriarca de la Sede de san Marcos Su Santidad Tawadros II.

According to Judicial officials, Lebanon received on the 5th of May, a preliminary report from France about the massive explosion that occurred last year in August. The officials said that the French report will benefit the ongoing investigation in Beirut but will not give out details of the report, in compliance with regulations.

From the Coptic Orthodox Church to the whole world

Do you know what path the family took?

"Behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you..." (Matthew 2:13). With this verse, Matthew the Evangelist revealed in the second Chapter the Holy Family’s refuge to the land of Egypt, an escape to this eastern country holding a historic, geographic and cultural importance, according to His Holiness Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Mark Tawadros II. But why fleeing? What is the path the family has taken?

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 24 to 31 May 2021

El Consejo de Iglesias del Oriente Medio: Una historia ecuménica y una plataforma para la unidad, el testimonio y el servicio

¿Qué ocurrió durante la primera reunión fundacional entre el 28 y el 30 de mayo de 1974? (1)

En medio de tremendas fluctuaciones y crisis de muchos niveles, el Oriente Medio fue testigo del comienzo de una nueva fase cristiana en 1974, vibrante con los esfuerzos y las negociaciones para unificar la voz de la Iglesia bajo una sola bandera que une a todas las Iglesias de Oriente en el marco de un amplio mensaje ecuménico que llama a la aceptación de los demás y a la preservación de la diversidad que caracteriza a toda familia eclesiástica.

Those who walk in the streets of Aleppo can notice the impact of war on the City. Amidst all this destruction and amidst the war that has not ended yet, one can notice the strong determination of the population to restore their country and life with the help of GOD believing that His strength will support them to rebuild all that was destroyed by the hand of evil and war.

The Middle East Council of Churches: An Ecumenical History and a Platform for Unity, Witness and Service

What happened during the first founding meeting between 28 and 30 May, 1974? (1)

Amidst tremendous fluctuations and crises of many levels, the Middle East witnessed the beginning of a new Christian phase in 1974 vibrant with efforts and negotiations to unify the voice of the Church under one banner that unites all the Churches of the East within the framework of a comprehensive ecumenical message calling for the acceptance of others and the preservation of the diversity that characterizes every ecclesiastical family.

Behind the Middle East Council of Churches logo lies an Ecumenical Humanitarian and Historical organization seeking, since its foundation in 1974, to work for Christian unity, the testimony of the Bible and serving humanity in different fields. But do you know the exact meanings that this oval logo symbolizes and what its connotations are?

Report: 16 to 25 May 2021

Apart from Egypt, the region is still tumbling on as pre-covid economic problems deter countries from launching a full recovery campaign. Anti-corruption slogans are being used by officials to rally people behind them. So far, they have proven to be nothing more than a theatrical performance. Meanwhile, war raged in Palestine, inflicting massive damages to property and infrastructure, and resulting in more displaced people and socioeconomic burdens.

Report: 26 May 2021

The rate at which people are getting infected by corona has substantially decreased thanks to the timely vaccine rollout.

Within the work for Christian unity and testimony to the Gospel by building bridges and rounding the distances between Churches, a goal the Middle East Council of Churches has been striving to achieve since its establishment in 1974, His Eminence Metropolis of Tanta Nicolas Antoniou wrote on his Facebook page an explanatory paragraph entitled "Isn’t the Orthodox Church a Catholic One?".

His Voice Lives On

Elias El Khoury, the person to the left in the picture, is one of the many who fell victim to the blast of August 4 2020. Abou Chamat, his friend in the same picture, claims that they released two songs on music-streaming service Anghami shortly before the devastating explosion. 10 months after the tracks' release, the platform verified El Khoury’s account during this month.