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The Middle East Council of Churches Congratulates His Beatitude Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona
On the Occasion of His Election as Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and the World
The Middle East Council of Churches Issues the Ecumenical Calendar for April 2026
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) have now issued its online Ecumenical calendar for the month of April 2026. It includes the Ecclesiastical and Liturgical Feasts of the various Families of Churches in the Middle East. In addition to international days identified by the United Nations, and which are related to the MECC identity and its spiritual and human mission.
WCC - Communicators in the Middle East continue prophetic work amid war
Communicators from the Middle East—some speaking through a barrage of missiles dropping, others straining to be heard over the sounds of sirens—shared updates during a meeting hosted online on 8 April by the World Council of Churches (WCC).
Video - The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs in an Interview Within the "Initiatives" Program on Voice of Van Radio Channel
Prepared and Presented by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary
World Council of Churches, Middle East Council of Churches, denounce attacks on civilian locations in Lebanon
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), following the serious and catastrophic security escalation witnessed on 8 April in the city of Beirut, along with many other Lebanese regions, expressed deep concern and strong condemnation of what has occurred.
"A series of simultaneous, violent, and unprecedented airstrikes targeted 100 sites, including residential neighborhoods and civilian locations across various Lebanese areas, resulting in hundreds of wounded and martyrs among innocent civilians,” reads a joint message from the two organizations. “We strongly denounce these attacks and emphasize the necessity of protecting civilians and civilian infrastructure, based on the fundamental obligation under international humanitarian law.”
The World Council of Churches and Middle East Council of Churches affirmed that the world today faces a serious test of its humanity. “One does not need to be Lebanese or Arab to feel anger at what is happening in Gaza, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern countries,” reads the message. “It is enough to be human in a time when we need to humanize humanity itself”…
Interview with the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs on Voice of Van radio Channel
Thursday 9 April 2026 - 4pm Beirut Time
