MECC
Video - Leaders and Positions
His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI's During the Thanksgiving Mass Following the Canonization of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan
20-10-2025
Video - The Second Symposium on Eco-Theology Organized By MECC
Under the Title "Peace with Creation, Spiritual and Practical Perspectives from the East"
10-11 October 2025 - At the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, Abbassia - Cairo
The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Meets with Cardinal Kurt Koch at the Vatican
Words Emphasizes that the Goal of Ecumenical Work Is Measured by Its Spiritual Depth
The participation of the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, in the Canonization Ceremony of Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, included a series of meetings with Cardinals and Priests at the Vatican. Professor Abs met with Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity in the Vatican. Attendees were also the Coordinator of Media and Church Relations at MECC Lea Adel Maamary, and the Assistant in the MECC Media Department Subdeacon Chady Chata.
With true brotherhood, Cardinal Koch welcomed Professor Abs and expressed his joy at this meeting, which promotes the virtue of love.
For his part, Professor Abs presented a detailed explanation about MECC: its history, stages, structure, and working strategy. He also highlighted the work of each of the Council's departments and their initiatives, projects, and activities on many spiritual, social, humanitarian, Theological, Ecumenical, and other levels.
The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Meets with Father Hyacinthe Destivelle at the Vatican
Words Emphasizes the Importance of the MECC Role in Promoting Interfaith Dialogue
As part of his visit to the Vatican, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs met with the French DominicanMonk Father Hyacinthe Destivelle, an Officer at the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity in the Vatican.
Attended were the Coordinator of Media and Church Relations at MECC Lea Adel Maamary, and the Assistant in the MECC Media Department Subdeacon Chady Chata.
Both sides discussed many issues related to dialogue, Christian unity, the MECC programs and current challenges, the importance of Theology in human life, and other topics of interest to the Church and the Council.
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.
You can also subscribe to the Momentum Newsletter via the following link: https://mecc.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?id=fd3381352a&u=1db32cafe9ea32b38eb90480a.
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."
