The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, received the Pastor of the Sudanese Christian Community’s Church in Lebanon Reverend Paul Osman Kolti, accompanied by the Church's Secretary Servant of the Lord Johnson George Kir, on Friday, February 27, 2026, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut.

At the outset, Secretary General Professor Abs welcomed the visiting delegation, expressing his joy at the meeting and his aspirations for more cooperation with the Sudanese Christian Community in Lebanon.

Professor Abs also listened to the delegation highlighting the Community's situation in Lebanon and the challenges it faces, as well as the Church's urgent needs, particularly regarding its Prayer services and strengthening its ministry.

At the end, the attendees prayed together for peace in the world and for the service provided by the Middle East Council of Churches.

The Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, received a delegation from the international organization Tearfund, in the presence of a team from the MECC General Secretariat, on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut.

Strengthening coordination and cooperation was the focus of the meeting, during which the participants discussed the current challenges that the region is facing, presenting their suggestions, concerns, and aspirations.

Discussions centered also about how to improve the work mechanisms, particularly in operational and financial aspects, in order to achieve the desired goals.

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مرصد فلسطين - تقرير الجمعة 27 شباط/ فبراير 2026

In light of the worsening humanitarian and social conditions in the region due to the escalation of security operations, the Middle East Council of Churches presents a weekly report entitled "Palestine Monitor," which includes the latest developments in Palestine, especially amid the deteriorating living, social, and security conditions in the country. Some texts will be in Arabic, and some others in English, depending on the source.

في ظلّ تفاقم الظروف الإنسانيّة والاجتماعيّة في المنطقة جرّاء تصاعد العمليّات الأمنيّة فيها، يقدّم مجلس كنائس الشرق الأوسط تقريرًا أسبوعيًّا بعنوان "مرصد فلسطين" حيث يتضمّن آخر المستجدّات الّتي تشهدها فلسطين خصوصًا وسط تدهور الظروف المعيشيّة والاجتماعيّة والأمنيّة في البلاد. ستكون بعض النصوص باللغة العربية، وبعضها الآخر باللّغة الإنكليزيّة، وذلك حسب المصدر.

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Saviez-vous que de nombreuses Églises ajoutent la Fête de la Création à leur Calendrier Liturgique?

Participez à ce webinaire œcuménique pour en savoir plus et prendre part à cette étape historique : www.bit.ly/feastofcreation26

Did you know that many Churches are adding the Feast of Creation to their Liturgical Calendars?

Join this Ecumenical webinar to learn more and be part of this historic step: www.bit.ly/feastofcreation26

The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Participates in the Book Signing Ceremony of "Walking Together" by Mrs. Rita Kouroumelian

With the blessings and presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Catholicos Patriarch of the Armenian Catholic Church of Cilicia, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) for the Catholic Family, a book signing ceremony for "Walking Together" by Mrs. Rita Kouroumelian was held in a Cultural-Ecclesiastical gathering on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at the Armenian Catholic Cathedral of Saints Gregory the Illuminator and Elias the Prophet in Beirut.

The gathering brought together Their Eminences Bishops and Priests from various Churches in Beirut, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, Director of the MECC Theological and Ecumenical Department Father Dr. Antoine Al Ahmar, as well as Religious, official, political, cultural, and media figures, in addition to guests and friends.

The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Participates in the Divine Liturgy

On the occasion of the Feast of Saint Ephrem the Syrian, Patron Saint of the Syriac Church and Doctor of the Universal Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Mor Ignatius Joseph III Younan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), celebrated the Solemn Pontifical Divine Liturgy on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the historic Cathedral of Saint George, Khandak Al-Ghamik – Bachoura, Beirut, in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Paul Marcos, Lebanese Minister of Information, Representing His Excellency President of the Lebanese Republic General Joseph Aoun.

His Beatitude the Patriarch was assisted by His Eminence Bishop Mar Matthias Charles Mrad, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Catholic Archdiocese of Beirut, and Head of the Episcopal Committee for Christian-Muslim Dialogue in Lebanon, and His Eminence Bishop Mar Isaac Jules Boutros, Bishop of the Syriac Catholic Patriarchal Vicariate.

Father Movses Yosolkanian: It is the 1700th Year of the Commemoration of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, and the Year of Spiritual Renewal, As Declared by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I

What Are the Details of the Celebration?

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With profound joy and great hope, and with a spirit full of faith, reverence, and piety, the Armenian Orthodox Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias - Lebanon, prepares to celebrate its annual pilgrimage. A day when the faithful and the saints unite in Prayer, hymns, and supplication to the Lord. A day when fragrance of holiness unites with the scent of incense from the Catholicosate's to the whole world.

March 22, 2026, is the anticipated date. A date on which the holiness bestowed upon so many martyrs and saints is honored. This year, the pilgrimage day also marks a special and historic occasion, one that will deepen the lives of believers, fostering greater love, obedience, service, and work in the Lord's vineyard. What is this occasion? And what is its symbolism?

In an interview conducted by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, Coordinator of Media and Church Relations at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), via Voice of Van Radio, Father Movses Yosolkanian, Eco Justice Unit Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), pointed out that 2026 is the 1700th Year of the Commemoration of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, and therefore a significant year for the Church…

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