With the Participation of His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs participated in the Ordination at the head of an MECC Delegation that included Professor Laure Abi Khalil, Coordinator of Dialogue and Human Dignity Programs, and the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, Coordinator of Media and Church Relations

The President of the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenical Relations His Eminence Archbishop Youssef Soueif, held a press conference at the Catholic Media Center, during which he announced the launch of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and its program under the title “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling”(Ephesians 4: 4), with the participation of the President of the Episcopal Commission for Media His Eminence Bishop Mounir Khairallah, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, the Director of the Catholic Center Monsignor Abdo Abou Kassem, and the Rapporteur of the Episcopal Commission for Ecumenical Relations Father Tanios Khalil.

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at the Head of a Delegation, on a Visit to the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs

Words Emphasized the Importance of Preserving Human Dignity

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, received Dr. Sayed Mohammad Rida Mourtadawi, the Cultural Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanon, at the head of a delegation that included Dr. Ali Kassir, Head of Media Affairs, and Mr. Jawad Tabrizi, Director of the Advisory Office (Secretary). The meeting took place on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut.

MECC attendees were the Associate Secretary General Mrs. Seta Hadeshian, Coordinator of the "Dialogue, Social Cohesion, and Human Dignity" Programs, Professor Laure Abi Khalil, and Coordinator of Media and Church Relations Journalist Lea Adel Maamary.

“There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling”

(Ephesians 4: 4)

With great hope, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) releases the Arabic version of the “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” booklet 2026, 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), based on the Biblical Text Ephesians 4: 1-13.

The booklet presents Prayers and reflections prepared by the faithful of the Armenian Apostolic Church, along with their brothers and sisters of the Armenian Catholic, and Evangelical Churches. The texts were jointly prepared and published by the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches (WCC), and were translated into Arabic by the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), as every year.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is in an eight-day Prayer celebrated by Christians around the world between 18 and 25 January every year. It invites us to delve more deeply into our fellowship in Christ, which unites Christians worldwide.

Deyim Deyim!

Deyim Deyim!

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A historic event that changed the course of humanity... Through it, the gates of heaven were opened, the Holy Spirit descended, and life was transformed from the old to the new... a life filled with purity, holiness, and faith. It is the Feast of the Epiphany, the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Jordan River by the Forerunner, John the Baptist.

Christians celebrate this Feast annually on January 6th. Church sources indicate that with the opening of heaven, a new covenant was established between heaven and earth, and God entered into a new communion with humanity in the person of His Baptized Son, Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit also descended on Him in the form of a dove, which symbolizes the community of believers, that is, the Church founded by Christ through the Holy Spirit.