MECC Secretary General Publications and Interventions

For the year 2022

 

Editorials: 54

Activities: 11

Activities – General Secretariat - Other: 66

TV Episodes and Interviews: 10

Videos: 6

Statements: 4

Seminars and Webinars: 8

 

Editorials: 54

 

1-       Act of Birth and Act of Annihilation

January 5, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/5/act-of-birth-and-act-of-annihilation

2-       A Prayer for Unity

January 12, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/12/a-prayer-for-unity

3-       It Is a Prayer for Humankind

January 19, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/19/it-is-a-prayer-for-humankind

4-       In treason, atonement, and begging religion in politics

January 26, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/26/in-treason-atonement-and-begging-religion-in-politics

5-       Valiance in the service of meanness

February 2, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/2/2/valiance-in-the-service-of-meanness

6-       You Who Live in the Wild

To the righteous saint Maron the hermit on his name’s day

February 11, 2022

7-       Social Justice and the Misery of Humanity

February 16, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/2/16/social-justice-and-the-misery-of-humanity

8-       Human Folly

February 23, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/2/23/human-folly

9-       Affiliation and Cultural Mutual Maturation

March 2, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/2/affiliation-and-cultural-mutual-maturation

10-    In Sebastia, There Were Martyrs, and There Was Martyrdom

March 9, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/9/in-sebastia-there-were-martyrs-and-there-was-martyrdom

11-    Collateral Damage

March 16, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/16/collateral-damage

12-    The Middle East Council of Churches: Towards the Twelfth General Assembly

March 23, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/23/the-middle-east-council-of-churches-towards-the-twelfth-general-assembly

13-    When fake becomes culture

April 6, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/4/6/zyzxfmonggdve8wyc1u4rcqctt0egk

14-    The Registry Is Still Open - When Will the Registry Be Closed?

In memory of the kidnapped shepherds

April 13, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/4/13/the-registry-is-still-open-when-will-the-registry-be-closed

15-    The sea is not a false witness

April 27, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/4/27/the-sea-is-not-a-false-witness

16-    Against Wind and Waves: Challenging the challenges

May 5, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/5/5/against-wind-and-waves-challenging-the-challenges

17-    General Assembly Sequential Outlook

June 1, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/1/general-assembly-sequential-outlook

18-    Child Labor and Afflicted Humanity

June 8, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/8/child-labor-and-afflicted-humanity

19-    The Elderly

June 15, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/15/the-elderly

20-    The Antidote (With the Video of the Speech)

June 22, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/22/the-antidote

21-    Reflections on the Feast of the See of Antioch

June 29, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/29/reflections-on-the-feast-of-the-see-of-antioch

22-    The MECC President and the MECC Team in an Interactive Panel Discussion

June 29, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/6/the-mecc-president-and-the-mecc-team-in-an-interactive-panel-discussion

23-    A global ecumenical delegation in the cradle of Christianity

July 7, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/7/a-global-ecumenical-delegation-in-the-cradle-of-christianity

24-    On "Political Chemotherapy"

July 13, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/13/on-political-chemotherapy

25-    Elijah the Zealous and Adversity

July 20, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/20/elijah-the-zealous-and-nbspadversity

26-    Palestine, the first of the seminars, the first results

August 3, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/3/palestine-the-first-of-the-seminars-the-first-results

27-    A MECC Delegation Congratulates Father Hadi Mahfouz

August 5, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/4/a-mecc-delegation-congratulates-father-hadi-mahfouz

28-    Between the kingdom of God and the hell of humankind

August 24, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/24/between-the-kingdom-of-god-and-the-hell-of-humankind

29-    An international Ecumenical meeting at the level of the actual challenges

August 31, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/31/an-international-ecumenical-meeting-at-the-level-of-the-actual-challenges

30-    The Middle East at the WCC 11th General Assembly

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: The Church is Being a Leader and Role Model in Defending Humanity

Our role in the region, the Cradle of Christianity, Is Very Important, and Love Is Essential for the Salvation of Societies

2 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/7/the-middle-east-at-the-wcc-11th-general-assembly

31-    Pilgrimage to Saydnaya

8 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/7/5wpo5gx8w2a1jcexgvgm2j7amixo93

32-    Between Secularization and Christianity... a Misunderstanding

14 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/14/between-secularization-and-christianity-a-misunderstanding

33-    Peace, Racism and the Future of Humanity

21 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/21/peace-racism-and-the-future-of-humanity

 

34-    Knowledge, machine and modern man

28 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/28/knowledge-machine-and-modern-man

35-    They are our seniors

5 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/5/they-are-our-seniors

36-    On World Food Day: Humanity Between Schizophrenia and Hypocrisy

12 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/12/on-world-food-day-humanity-between-schizophrenia-and-hypocrisy

37-    The Fragile Global Peace

19 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/19/the-fragile-global-peace

38-    She deserved the status

27 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/27/ekni9riuxt478uhnajfzamvffgq4jr

39-    Concerned Ecumenical Partners

3 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/3/concerned-ecumenical-partners

40-    Modern man between science and ignorance

9 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/9/modern-man-between-science-and-ignorance

41-    Corruption: the silent killer of culture and society

16 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/16/ebtkus8b5xk7faj349nznqvsidn3q8

42-    Treating women: a race between progress and backwardness

25 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/23/treating-women-a-race-between-progress-and-backwardness

43-    Executive Committee and the concerns of an era

30 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/30/executive-committee-and-the-concerns-of-an-era

44-    Lebanon, the surrendered people, the persistent butcher, and the ray of hope

7 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/7/lebanon-the-surrendered-people-the-persistent-butcher-and-the-ray-of-hope

45-    A prayer for unity in a time of rupture and loss

Introduction of the Arabic Version of the Book of Prayers for Christian Unity

14 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/14/a-prayer-for-unity-in-a-time-of-rupture-and-loss

46-    Feast days and Traditions

5 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/5/feast-days-and-traditions

47-    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights... and Dignity

12 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/12/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-and-dignity

48-    Praying for Unity: A Phase of a Cultural Faith Process in the Making

18 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/18/praying-for-unity-a-phase-of-a-cultural-faith-process-in-the-making

49-    Between punishment and Reform... Dignity

26 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/26/between-punishment-and-reform-dignity

50-    Interfaith Harmony

1 February 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/2/1/interfaith-harmony

 

51-    Listen, Little Creature!

9 February 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/2/8/listen-little-creature

52-    Reflections on harsh times

On the sidelines of the earthquake in the north of Antioch

15 February 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/2/15/reflections-on-harsh-times

53-    The Northern Antiochian Levant, A Glimmer of Hope in the Heart of Tragedy

22 February 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/2/22/the-northern-antiochian-levant-a-glimmer-of-hope-in-the-heart-of-tragedy

54-    Medical Ethics, the Physician and Society

1 March 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/3/1/medical-ethics-the-physician-and-society

 

 

Activities: 11

 

55-    On the Occasion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Presenting an Ecumenical Lecture with the Youth of Paris

January 21, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/24/on-the-occasion-of-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity

56-    MECC Attended the Gulf Churches Fellowship (GCF) Annual Meeting

January 24, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/25/mecc-attended-the-gulf-churches-fellowship-gcf-annual-meeting

57-    MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Participating in the WCC Central Committee Meetings in Preparation for its 11th General Assembly

February 9 to 15, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/2/11/mecc-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-participating-in-the-wcc-central-committee-meetings-in-preparation-for-its-11th-general-assembly

58-    Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Delivered an Invitation from H.H Pope Tawadros II to H.B Patriarch Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi

March 9, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/9/secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-delivered-an-invitation-from-hh-pope-tawadros-ii-to-hb-patriarch-mar-bechara-boutros-al-rahi

59-    Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Conveyed a Letter from H.H Pope Tawadros II to H.H Catholicos Aram I

March 11, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/11/secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-conveyed-a-letter-from-hh-pope-tawadros-ii-to-hh-catholicos-aram-i

60-    A Discussion On Anti-Racism and Anti-Segregation at the Invitation of the Middle East Council of Churches

March 30, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/30/a-discussion-on-anti-racism-and-anti-segregation-at-the-invitation-of-the-middle-east-council-of-churches

61-    The Activities of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs During 2021

April 22, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/4/22/the-activities-of-the-mecc-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-during-2021

62-    A Thank You Letter from the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi Following the MECC 12th General Assembly

May 31, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/5/31/a-thank-you-letter-from-the-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-to-the-president-of-the-arab-republic-of-egypt-mr-abdel-fattah-al-sisi-following-the-mecc-12th-general-assembly

63-    A Thank You Letter from the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II

May 31, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/5/31/a-thank-you-letter-from-the-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-to-his-holiness-pope-tawadros-ii

64-    A Thank You Letter from the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs to Reverend Dr. Andrea Zaki Following the MECC 12th General Assembly

May 31, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/5/31/a-thank-you-letter-from-the-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-to-reverend-dr-andrea-zaki-following-the-mecc-12th-general-assembly

65-    His Beatitude Patriarch John X During an MECC Delegation Visit:

In our Orthodox Church We Have Faith and a Very Serious Endeavor in Building Bridges Between Christians in the Middle East

Dr. Michel Abs: Crises Are Threatening the Antiochian Eastern Region, so the Role of the Church and MECC Is Essential

June 20, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/21/his-beatitude-patriarch-john-x-during-an-mecc-delegation-visit

 

Activities – General Secretariat - Other: 66

 

66-    His Holiness Pope Francis honors Professor Ibrahim Traboulsi

And the Middle East Council of Churches congratulates him

January 20, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/21/his-holiness-pope-francis-honors-professor-ibrahim-traboulsi

67-    On the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, WCC and MECC Unite Together in Prayer

January 17, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/24/on-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-wcc-and-mecc-unite-together-in-prayer

68-    Father Mikhael Kanbar Elected as New Executive Secretary for the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME)

January 27, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/2/10/father-mikhael-kanbar-elected-as-new-executive-secretary-for-the-association-of-theological-institutes-in-the-middle-east-atime

69-    At the MECC General Secretariat

Weekly Prayer Towards the Feasts of Feasts

March 23, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/23/at-the-mecc-general-secretariat

70-    H.E Archbishop Dr. Hosam Naoum and a Delegation from the Episcopal Church of Jerusalem Visiting MECC in Beirut

March 24, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/24/he-archbishop-dr-hosam-naoum-and-a-delegation-from-the-episcopal-church-of-jerusalem-visiting-mecc-in-beirut

71-    MECC Regional and International Partners Meeting

Standing Together Towards a More Sustainable Partnership

March 24, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/29/mecc-regional-and-international-partners-meeting

72-    9 Years Since the kidnapping of Bishops Yazigi and Ibrahim

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs in a Solidarity Meeting with the "Orthodox Encounter" and the "Syriac League":

They may be alive, but they are living martyrs, since what kind of a life did they have during or after all this detention?

April 12, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/4/13/9-years-since-the-kidnapping-of-bishops-yazigi-and-ibrahim

73-    Dr. Peter Makari and a Delegation from Global Ministries of the Christian Church and the United Church of Christ Visiting the Middle East Council of Churches

June 6, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/6/dr-peter-makari-and-a-delegation-from-global-ministries-of-the-christian-church-and-the-united-church-of-christ-visiting-the-middle-east-council-of-churches

74-    MECC Received the CEO of Embrace the Middle East and its Programmes and Partnerships Manager: For A More Effective Cooperation

June 23, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/24/mecc-received-the-ceo-of-embrace-the-middle-east-and-its-programmes-and-partnerships-manager-for-a-more-effective-cooperation

 

75-    The MECC New Executive Committee Held Its First Meeting

Thanking His Holiness Pope Tawadros II

And Planning for A Renewed Ecumenical Work

27 June 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/28/the-mecc-new-executive-committee-held-its-first-meeting

76-    His Grace Anba Antonios in Beirut and Visited the MECC Headquarters:

The Council Is a Place for Gathering, Harmony and Building Bridges Away from All the Obstacles

4 July 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/4/his-grace-anba-antonios-in-beirut-and-visited-the-mecc-headquarters

77-    A Delegation from the World Council of Churches On a Visit to Beirut

And A Pledge to Convey the Concerns of the Eastern Churches to the WCC General Assembly in Germany

7 July 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/7/a-delegation-from-the-world-council-of-churches-on-a-visit-to-beirut

78-    WCC Delegation Visits Syria, Expresses Solidarity With Those Who “Remain steadfast in their land”

July 13, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/13/-1-ck9k5

79-    During an MECC Delegation Visit

Rev. Dr. Paul Haidostian: Let Us Together Build Bridges Between the Eastern Churches in Order to Consolidate the Spiritual Communion Among Them

Video - Dr. Michel Abs: The Ecumenical Culture Has Made Great Strides Since the Establishment of the MECC, But We Still Have a Long Way

July 27, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/27/-

80-    “Aram Premier, Catholicos de Cilicie: Un leader de principes et de défis”

On the Occasion of the Silver Jubilee of the Election of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia

Dr. Michel Abs: Aram I, Catholicos of Cilicia: A leader of Principles and Challenges

August 10, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/10/aram-premier-catholicos-de-cilicie-un-leader-de-principes-et-de-dfis

81-    A MECC Delegation Visiting His Beatitude Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai

And Inviting the Maronite Church to Participate in the “Season of Creation” 2022 Celebrations

August 10, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/10/a-mecc-delegation-visiting-his-beatitude-cardinal-mar-bechara-boutros-al-rai

82-    An MECC Delegation Visiting His Eminence Sheikh Akl of the Unitarian Druze Community, Sheikh Dr. Sami Abi Al-Muna

Dr. Michel Abs: Reactivating the work of the Dialogue Committee, is a necessity

August 11, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/11/an-mecc-delegation-visiting-his-eminence-sheikh-akl-of-the-unitarian-druze-community-sheikh-dr-sami-abi-al-muna

83-    A Delegation from the International ACT Alliance in Lebanon

21 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/21/a-delegation-from-the-international-act-alliance-in-lebanon

84-    The Middle East Council of Churches Concludes the “Season of Creation” 2022 in the East

An Ecumenical Prayer Under the Presidency and Patronage of H.B. Patriarch Al-Rai at the Patriarchal Edifice in Bkerke

H.B. Patriarch Minassian: I am sorry for losing human values today and forgetting our loving and merciful Creator

Dr. Michel Abs: The Church, the voice of the human conscience, and which glorifies and thanks the Creator for His gifts, cannot be silent and should react to end violence against the Creator’s creation

3 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/4/the-middle-east-council-of-churches-concludes-the-season-of-creation-2022-in-the-east

85-    A Delegation from the Diocese of Truro On a Visit to MECC in Beirut

H.E. Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen: guaranteeing the religious freedom in Lebanon is good news for the country, the region and the world

13 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/14/9-34b85

86-    Why Our Religious Freedom Matters

Answer at the Saint Joseph University’s Campus in Beirut

Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen Presents a Lecture On Religious Freedom and Persecuted Christians

13 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/18/--bwbbl

87-    A Delegation from the German Bishops’ Conference Visiting MECC in Beirut

17 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/18/-4-mmrjp

88-    A Mass and Requiem for Gabriel Gergi Habib

Dr. Michel Abs: Gabi Habib was able to promote MECC to a prominent international status and became, as Secretary-General, a distinguished symbol in the ecumenical world forums

23 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/25/a-mass-and-requiem-for-gabriel-gergi-habib

89-    The MECC General Secretariat in Beirut Remembers Gabi Habib

United in Prayer with His Family

25 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/26/the-mecc-general-secretariat-in-beirut-remembers-gabi-habib

90-    Together Facing Cholera

Awareness Sessions for the MECC General Secretariat’s Team

How Can We Fight this Disease?

25 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/26/together-facing-cholera

91-    The Evangelical Churches in Syria and Lebanon Celebrates the Evangelical Reformation Sunday

MECC Participated in the Worship Service

30 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/31/the-evangelical-churches-in-syria-and-lebanon-celebrates-the-evangelical-reformation-sunday

92-    On the occasion of the Evangelical Reformation Day

The MECC General Secretariat in Beirut Prays with the Evangelical Church

“Witnessing for the God of Life Amidst a Suffering World”

1 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/1/-2-kwmr6

93-    Partners Accompanying MECC in the Ecumenical Journey

The First Day of the MECC Annual Partners Meeting in Beirut

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: Your feelings that exude through our interaction together do not go unnoticed

3 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/3/partners-accompanying-mecc-in-the-ecumenical-journey

94-    MECC on the Second Day of Its Annual Partners Meeting

Towards Continuous Cooperation and a More Sustainable Role in the Region

4 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/4/-2-7x4jf

95-    MECC Mourns Passing of Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II

7 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/8/mecc-mourns-passing-of-archbishop-of-cyprus-chrysostomos-ii

96-    A Delegation of MECC Partners in an Ecumenical Tour in Lebanon

5 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/8/lgw14u5o4eifq4pw2u4m9auw8ixj7g

97-    A New book by the Secretary General/ CEO of the Bible Society Dr. Mike Bassous

MECC Participating in the Signing Ceremony

18 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/23/a-new-book-by-the-secretary-general-ceo-of-the-bible-society-dr-mike-bassous

98-    The MECC General Secretariat Congratulates the Associate Secretaries General elect and Prays for Them

1 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/7/-1-ljg3d

99-    The Church and Society: Institution and Leadership

A Lecture by the MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs at the Invitation of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology

Friday 2 December 2022 - 7:00 pm

2 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/2/-1-c4ntm

100- MECC Invites You to Its New Monthly Webinar

“Living In Dignity For Persons With Disability”

Thursday 8 December 2022, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.

2 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/2/mecc-invites-you-to-its-new-monthly-webinar

101- MECC and EDAN Invite You to a Seminar About the Book

“The Question of Disability in the Arab World, A Roadmap for the Future”

Friday 16 December 2022 - 6:30 p.m., at the Antonine University, Lebanon

6 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/6/mecc-and-edan-invite-you-to-a-seminar-about-the-book

102- Signing of a New Cooperation Agreement Between Danmission and MECC

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: the “Season of Creation” has become an essential part of the Middle Eastern culture, and an Ecumenical Occasion Bringing Churches Together

8 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/9/--fb38n

103- Dr. Michel Abs Lectures on Ways of Awareness and Confrontation

Harassment at Work - Lecture and Training Seminar with the Vocational Training Center at Saint Joseph University in Beirut and Equal NGO

14-15 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/20/dr-michel-abs-lectures-on-ways-of-awareness-and-confrontation

104- An MECC Delegation Visiting His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian on the Occasion of Christmas

26 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/27/an-mecc-delegation-visiting-his-beatitude-patriarch-raphal-bedros-xxi-minassian-on-the-occasion-of-christmas

105- The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Congratulates His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios After His Election as Archbishop of New Justinian and All Cyprus

January 3, 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/3/the-mecc-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-congratulates-his-beatitude-archbishop-georgios-after-his-election-as-archbishop-of-new-justinian-and-all-cyprus

106- Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Heads a Delegation from the General Secretariat in a Visit to the MECC’s Office in Damascus

4 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/5/secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-heads-a-delegation-from-the-general-secretariat-in-a-visit-to-the-meccs-office-in-damascus

107- The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Congratulates His Beatitude Patriarch John X on Christmas and New Year

Discussions Were Held on the Middle East’s Situation and MECC Issues Towards its 50-Year Jubilee

4 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/5/-1-wcslm

108- Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Congratulates His Holiness Catholicos Aram I on Christmas at the Head of an MECC Delegation

6 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/7/secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-congratulates-his-holiness-catholicos-aram-i-on-christmas-at-the-head-of-an-mecc-delegation

109- Religion and Power: Relations and Challenges

Lecture by the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs

Wednesday 25 January 2023, 6 pm - Saint Joseph University in Beirut

9 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/9/3y2leo2nykkmray0u2cx8cf9d1v6vo

110- Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs and an MECC Delegation

in a Christmas Visit to the Pastor of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Lebanon

Father Andraos Al Anthouny

11 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/12/-2-a2zsk

111- On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

MECC and OHCHR in a Seminar with Recommendations at the MECC’s headquarters in Beirut

"Dignity, Freedom and Justice"

The UN Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon Mr. Imran Riza: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was able to enact rights which protect people and preserve their dignity

Secretary General Professor Michel Abs: we need a culture of human rights in order to make sure that humanity has left the jungle towards society never to return

11 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/12/-75--e7w5a

112- The Middle East Council of Churches Invites You to Its New Round Table

"The Prisoner and Human Dignity"

Thursday 26 January 2023 - 9:30 am To 2:30 pm

20 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/19/the-middle-east-council-of-churches-invites-you-to-its-new-round-table

 

TV Episodes and Interviews: 10

113- Noursat and MECC in a Special Episode About the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

January 16, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/18/noursat-and-mecc-in-a-special-episode-about-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity

114- Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs and the MECC Mission Towards Christian Unity and Building Bridges on Suboro TV

January 19, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/21/secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-and-the-mecc-mission-towards-christian-unity-and-building-bridges-on-suboro-tv

115- At the End of the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity", Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs on Télé Lumière and Noursat: Every Day Is a Week of Prayer in MECC

January 25, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/1/25/at-the-end-of-the-week-of-prayer-for-christian-unity-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-on-tl-lumire-and-noursat-every-day-is-a-week-of-prayer-in-mecc

116- Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Highlighted the MECC 12th General Assembly and its Final Statement on Télé Lumière and Noursat

May 24, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/5/26/secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-highlighted-the-mecc-12th-general-assembly-and-its-final-statement-on-tl-lumire-and-noursat

117- The MECC 12th General Assembly and the Christian Presence in an Interview with the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs on Radio Liban Libre

June 4, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/7/the-mecc-12th-general-assembly-and-the-christian-presence-in-an-interview-with-the-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-on-radio-liban-libre

118- The MECC 12th General Assembly “With Jesus” on MTV

June 5, 2022
https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/6/the-mecc-12th-general-assembly-with-jesus-on-mtv

119- Video – Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs Sheds Light on the Activities of the MECC 12th General Assembly on Al Keraza TV

June 13, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/15/video-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-sheds-light-on-the-activities-of-the-mecc-12th-general-assembly-on-al-keraza-tv

120- Video - Sayfo 1915 We Forgive but Never Forget

MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs in an Interview About the Sayfo Massacres on Suboro TV

June 15, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/6/17/video-sayfo-1915-we-forgive-but-never-forget

121- Video - Flash Back to the Most Important Issues Discussed During the MECC 12th General Assembly in an Interview with the Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs on Télé Lumière and Noursat

July 22, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/7/22/video-flash-back-to-the-most-important-issues-discussed-during-the-mecc-12th-general-assembly-in-an-interview-with-the-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-on-tl-lumire-and-noursat

122- Video - Environmental, Theological and Youth Topics in a Special “Season of Creation” Episode On Télé Lumière and Noursat

21 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/28/-2-8f29f

 

Videos: 6

 

123- Season of Creation, Church and Environment

Video - Message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs at the "Season of Creation" 2022 Closing

3 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/4/-2-8wzcz

124- On the 10th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II

Video - A Congratulations Message from the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs

20 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/19/on-the-10th-anniversary-of-the-enthronement-of-his-holiness-pope-tawadros-ii

125- Video – The MECC Secretary General Professor Michel Abs Presents a Lecture at St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology

“The Church and Society: Institution and Leadership”

2 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/7/video-the-mecc-secretary-general-professor-michel-abs-presents-a-lecture-at-st-john-of-damascus-institute-of-theology

126- Video - Message of the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs at the Council’s Executive Committee Meeting

28 - 29 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/14/video-message-of-the-mecc-secretary-general-dr-michel-abs-at-the-councils-executive-committee-meeting

127- Video - “The Question of Disability in the Arab World, A Roadmap for the Future”

In a Book and Seminar

The MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs from the Antonine University in Lebanon:

Disability is a path of sustainable dynamism which needs continuous update

and will remain a priority on the MECC’s agenda

Fadi El Halabi: Dignity and diversity are the foundations to build citizenship

and our slogan will remain 'no to despair'

16 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/20/the-question-of-disability-in-the-arab-world-a-roadmap-for-the-future

128- Tell Me, O Manger

Video - Christmas Message 2022 from the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs

21 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/20/tell-me-o-manger

 

 

 

 

Statements: 4

129- The final statement of the MECC Executive Committee Meeting: Many thanks to H.H Pope Tawadros II for hosting the next General Assembly We must work together to contain the post-Coronavirus poverty, unemployment and crises February 11, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/2/14/the-final-statement-of-the-mecc-executive-committee-meeting

130- The final statement of the Executive Committee meeting of the Middle East Council of Churches

November 28 and 29, Notre-Dame du Puits Monastery – Lebanon

28-29 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/30/-3-ate8x

131- The Middle East Council of Churches

Extends Its Deepest Condolences to His Holiness Pope Tawadros II and the Coptic Orthodox Church Over the Victims of the Imbaba Church

August 15, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/15/fwcaxzzia19y38wg248pswiy4jsma2

132- Churches of Cyprus and the World Bid Farewell to His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II

A Solemn Funeral at the Cathedral of the Apostle Barnabas in Nicosia

12 November 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/11/14/churches-of-cyprus-and-the-world-bid-farewell-to-his-beatitude-archbishop-chrysostomos-ii

 

 

Seminars and Webinars: 8

133- Join Us To a Discussion on Anti-Racism and Anti-Segregation Organized by the Middle East Council of Churches

March 23, 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/3/23/join-us-to-a-discussion-on-anti-racism-and-anti-segregation-organized-by-the-middle-east-council-of-churches

134- “Palestinians and Liberation from a Christian Stance”

Video - A Webinar Organized by the Middle East Council of Churches

And A Launching of Monthly Series of Seminars

29 July 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/3/-2-baz94

135- “Social Justice in Times of Crisis”

Video - MECC in Its Second Monthly Webinar

Towards Human Dignity Preservation and Social Capital Rehabilitation

25 August 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/8/29/social-justice-in-times-of-crisis

136- “Third Age: On Endangered Human Dignity and The Need for Reintegration”

Video - The Third Monthly Webinar Organized by MECC

Dr. Michel Abs: Dealing with Elderlies Requires a Social Policy that Exceeds the Civil Authorities’ Capabilities

29 September 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/9/30/-1-cpd3r

137- "Women and Human Dignity"

Round Table Organized by the Middle East Council of Churches

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: woman is the foundations that hold the structure of human life. Jesus Christ charted the course for restoring dignity to women

27 October 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/10/27/-2-pjz8f

138- “Living In Dignity For Persons With Disability”

Video - The 5th Monthly Webinar Organized by MECC

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: we consider in the Council that any discrimination is a betrayal of the Christian faith and belief

8 December 2022

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2022/12/9/-2-89per

 

139- The Prisoner and Human Dignity

A Round Table Organized by MECC

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: If prison is not a place where the perpetrator regains his self-confidence and lost dignity because of what he had committed, then what a miserable place it is!

26 January 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/1/26/the-prisoner-and-human-dignity

140- “Medical Ethics and Human Dignity”

The New Monthly Webinar Organized by MECC 

Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs: what matters the most is that the principles included in the laws and regulations turn into a culture and be integrated in the value system of the medical field, as in any other professional field

23 February 2023

https://www.mecc.org/mecc/2023/2/24/-2-lcg7d