Father Kamel Kamel Meets with the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs
Father Kamel Kamel, a Priest in the Maronite Diocese of Tripoli, met with Professor Michel Abs, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at the MECC headquarters in Beirut. The meeting was attended by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer, the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations, and the Director of the Platform of the Word at the Middle East Council of Churches.
During the meeting, Father Kamel spoke about the Church's initiatives in the Lebanese Governorate of Akkar and the challenges it faces in light of the difficult living conditions that the country is passing through. He also talked about the Church's work in standing with the neediest people and healing their wounds.
In his turn, the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs briefed Father Kamel Kamel on the Council's programs and activities at the various Ecumenical, humanitarian, and media levels. Father Kamel praised the Council's role and mission in building bridges and bridging distances.
Father Kamel also appeared in several media episodes at the Platform of the Word with the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, focusing on the Holy Season of Lent, in addition to humanitarian issues related to violence against children and domestic violence, as well as the importance of the role of Christian media.