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The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Meets with the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad
Emphasizing the Importance of Dialogue and Media Role
With deep joy, the Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue in the Vatican Cardinal George Koovakad, received the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, and a delegation from the Council, including the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, Coordinator of Media and Church Relations, and Archdeacon Chady Chata, Assistant in the Media Department, on Monday, October 20, in Rome.
During the meeting, Professor Abs gave a detailed explanation about the various activities and projects implemented by the Middle East Council of Churches, focusing on the importance of dialogue, particularly at the core of the Council's projects and programs.
Professor Abs also emphasized that this visit to be part of strengthening cooperation between the Middle East Council of Churches and the Vatican.
For his part, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad expressed his great joy at the visit of the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs, whom he had met at the VIII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held last September in Astana.
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
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.
Meeting of Pope Leo XIV with the Faithful in St. Paul VI Hall
The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs and an MECC Delegation Participate in the Meeting
The Delegation Included the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, Coordinator of Media and Church Relations, and Subdeacon Chadi Chata, Assistant in the Media Department
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Issues Its Weekly Newsletter
“Momentum”
17-10-2025
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 “The Groaning of the Earth”. It i the word that he delivered at the the Second Symposium on Eco-Theology organized by MECC, under the patronage of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, and under the title "Peace with Creation, Spiritual and Practical Perspectives from the East". It was held between 10 and 11 October 2025, at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia - Cairo.
You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/dd965130a6fb/momentum-mecc-weekly-newsletter.
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New Saints at the Altar of the Lord
The Fragrance of Holiness Wafts from the Vatican to the Entire world
A Heavenly Wedding Crowns Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan and Other Servants
Media of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC)
A divine Ecclesiastical event that will be witnessed by believers around the world... All eyes are on the Vatican with anticipation and reverence. The time of joy is approaching... A heavenly joy manifested in a wedding of faith celebrated by the people of the earth on Sunday!
The Blessed Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan will be crowned a Saint at the Altar of the Lord after a journey filled with hope and humility. The countdown to Maloyan's Canonization is drawing to a close, leading up to the official date set by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: Sunday, October 19, 2025. A Solemn Mass will be held in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, attended by Church Leaders and believers from all over the world.
Archbishop Maloyan was killed during the massacres of 1915, and he demonstrated his steadfast faith in the Lord through Prayer, service, love, and, most importantly, fidelity to Christ until death. This was demonstrated in his words and deeds during his life. Before his death, he told the Turkish soldiers, "We have been nothing but loyal to the state. But if you ask us not to be loyal to our religion, it will never, never, never happen."
Leaders and Positions
Video - His Holiness Pope Tawadros II: The Faithful Shepherd and the Flock Trusting in the Shepherd
8-10-2025
Video - What Is the significance of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV's Visit to Lebanon?
Details in this Report
Video - The Inauguration of Two Churches in Mosul - Iraq After Their Restoration
What Are the Details?
Leaders and Positions
Video - His Beatitude Patriarch Mor Ignatius Joseph III Younan on the Feast of the Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Fatima, and the Call to True Faith
12-10-2025
Video - "Ecumenical Horizons" Program: Seventeenth Episode
“Ecumenical Horizons” is a weekly program that features spiritual, cultural, intellectual, educational, youth and environmental topics.
The World Council of Churches' GETI: A Theological Fabric of Faith and a Global Ecumenical Bridge
The Middle East Hosts Its Fourth Edition with the Blessings of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, at the Papal Logos Center - Wadi El Natrun, Egypt
With joy mixed with a firm faith in Jesus Christ and a youthful Ecumenical spirit full of hope, the Middle East hosts the activities of the Fourth program of the World Council of Churches (WCC)' Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) at the Papal Logos Center in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt. The event is an oasis of Prayer, study, and exchange of experiences, with the participation of Theology students from various Church Families around the world.
With the blessings of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, and on the occasion of the 1700th commemoration of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in 325, the GETI program will extend from October 12 to 29, 2025, under the theme "Where Now for Visible Unity?". This program coincides with the WCC Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order, which will be held from October 24 to 28, 2025, at the Papal Logos Center.
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Issues Its Weekly Newsletter
“Momentum”
10-10-2025
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 “Antioch and the harsh times”.
You can check the issue via the following link: https://mailchi.mp/63207cba954e/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.