His Beatitude Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Ishak Receives the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs with an MECC Delegation at the Patriarchate – Cairo
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Cairo, 17-2-2025
His Beatitude Anba Ibrahim Ishak, Coptic Catholic Patriarch and President of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt, received the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, and the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC Lea Adel Maamary, at the Patriarchate - Cairo.
Following the greetings, His Beatitude congratulated the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs on his election for a second term, wishing him continued health, wellness and giving, and praising all the purposeful activities and programs being implemented by the Council.
Both parties also discussed important topics related to the issue of the Christian role in the Middle East, Ecumenical witness, cooperation between the Churches, the role of the Council in raising new issues on the humanitarian and social levels, the Council's activities, and the new media progress as a way of positive interaction.
At the end of the visit, the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs offered to His Beatitude Bishop Anba Ibrahim Ishak the slogan of “The Fiftieth Year” of the Founding of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) as a token of love and appreciation.
