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Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Honorary Secretary General, Honors the MECC Secretary General of the Council Professor Michel Abs, and the Council’s Delegation
Cairo, February 13, 2025
With great love, translated into true fraternity, the Honorary Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Gergis Saleh, offered a painting of Jesus Christ to the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, the Associate Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, and the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Lea Adel Maamary, as a token of love and appreciation.
The painting of Jesus Christ was decorated with the Bible Verse “That Your Eyes may be Open toward this house night and day” (1 Kings 8: 29).
His Grace Bishop Anba Ermia Receives the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs and A Delegation from the Council
Emphasizing the Importance of Dialogue, Social Cohesion, and Media Cooperation
Cairo, February 13, 2025
His Grace Bishop Anba Ermia, General Bishop, President of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center and Assistant Secretary General of the Egyptian Family House, received the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Michel Abs, and a delegation from the Council at the Center's headquarters - Cairo.
The meeting was attended by the MECC Honorary Secretary General Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Associate Secretary General Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, and the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC, the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary.
The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs On A Visit to His Eminence Bishop Sami Fawzi Shehata, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa
Bishop Shehata Praises the Work of the Council's Departments, Programs and Advanced Media.
Professor Michel Abs: "We always strive for joint Christian work and to enhance dialogue with others."
Cairo, February 12, 2025
Within the framework of enhancing joint Christian work and affirming the role of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in spreading the spirit of love among all, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Michel Abs, along with a delegation from the Council, visited the Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, North Africa and the Horn of Africa, His Eminence Bishop Sami Fawzi Shehata at the headquarters of the Episcopal Church in Cairo.
The meeting was attended by the MECC Honorary Secretary General Dr. Gergis Saleh, the MECC Associate Secretary General Reverend Dr. Refaat Fikry, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Council of Churches Father Yachouh Ayoub, and the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC).
At the beginning, His Eminence Bishop Sami Shehata welcomed the Secretary General Professor Michel Abs and the Council's delegation, stressing that his visit enhances fraternity and cooperation between the Churches.
Professor Michel Abs, the MECC Secretary General, Arrives in Cairo to Participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Entitled “Do you believe this?” (John 11: 26)
Cairo - February 12, 2025
Professor Michel Abs, the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), arrived in Cairo to participate in the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity entitled “Do you believe this?” (John 11: 26).
The Secretary General will also visit Church Leaders, hold lectures, as well as media interviews.
He was accompanied on the visit by the Media Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at the Council, and the Director of the Platform of the Word, Lea Adel Maamary.
They were received at Cairo International Airport by the Associate Secretary General Reverend Rafaat Fikry.
It is worth noting that the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs, had made a special statement via the MECC platform, in which he expressed his happiness to visit Egypt and meet Church Leaders, stressing that the Secretary General's participation in the Week of Prayer in Egypt will become an annual tradition.
Video – The MECC Media Team Conducts an Interview with the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib
During His Participation at the Symposium of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon
On the thought of Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din on the Twenty-fourth Commemoration of His Passing
The Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon held a symposium on the thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din on the Twenty-fourth Commemoration of his passing. The symposium was held under the patronage of the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, the Vice-President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the headquarters of the Islamic Shiite Council in Hazmieh - Lebanon.
At the end of the symposium, the media team of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) conducted an interview with Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, who stressed the importance of the thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din, especially in terms of openness, tolerance, dialogue and safeguarding the nation.
Video - Highlight on the Symposium About the Thought of the Late Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din
Organized by the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon
On the twenty-fourth commemoration of the passing of Imam Sheikh Muhammad Mahdi Shams Al-Din, and under the patronage of the Scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, the Vice-President of the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council, the Supreme Islamic Shiite Council in Lebanon held a dialogue symposium about the thought of Sheikh Shams Al-Din, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at the headquarters of the Islamic Shiite Council in Hazmieh - Lebanon.
In this context, this report presents details about the symposium, as well as some interviews with participants.
The Word Unites Us
Stay Tuned for a Special Episode with Monsignor Abdo Abou Kasm and the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary on Télé Lumière and Noursat TV Channel
Watch with us a special episode entitled “The Word Unites Us”, from “The Platform of the Word” at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), with the Director of the Catholic Information Center in Lebanon Monsignor Abdo Abou Kasm, on Thursday 13 Februatry 2025, at 1:45 pm Beirut Time, on Télé Lumière and Noursat TV Channel. He was interviewed by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Director of “The Platform of the Word”, and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC.
The episode focused on the importance of the media in spreading the values of love, fraternity and peace away from the discourse of hatred and injustice, in addition to the role of "The Platform of the Word" in the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) and its mission in strengthening the Ecumenical spirit.
Video - Word of the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Professor Dr. Michel Abs
About His Upcoming Visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt and His Participation in the Celebrations of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The MECC General Secretariat Prays on the Feast of the Presentation of Christ into the Temple and the International Day of Human Fraternity
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18: 20).
With these Holy Words, the team of the General Secretariat of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) in Beirut continues its periodic meetings headed by the MECC Secretary General Professor Dr. Michel Abs, raising Prayers to the Lord Jesus for the intention of peace and justice in the Middle East and the world, for the suffering and marginalized people, and for every human being on this earth.
In its last meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the family of the MECC General Secretariat gathered around the Gospel of the Feast of the Presentation of Christ into the Temple, which was read by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Director of “The Platform of the Word” and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC, in an atmosphere of reverence, contemplation and fraternity, amidst an inner peace that filled the hearts of the worshipers.
Video – A Church News Bulletin On “Mariam TV” Including the Latest MECC Updates, Prepared and Presented by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary
In the video, you can find a Church News Bulletin on Mariam TV, which includes the latest updates of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC). The bulletin is prepared and presented by the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary, the Media Officer at the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the Director of “The Platform of the Word” and the Coordinator of the Church and Media Relations at MECC.
Video - The International Day of Human Fraternity
What is the Importance of Its Message?
The world celebrates the "International Day of Human Fraternity" on February 4 of each year, as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. A day that reminds us of the importance of living in peace and love among all the inhabitants of the earth. Hence, this report sheds light on the most important meanings that this day carries, emphasizing the need for solidarity, cooperation and unity.