His Holiness Pope Francis Appoints His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian as Member in the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in the Vatican
The Middle East Council of Churches Congratulates His Beatitude
The Middle East Council of Churches, in the person of its Secretary General Professor Dr. Michel Abs, extends its warmest congratulations to His Beatitude Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Catholicos of the Armenian Catholic Church of Cilicia, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) for the Catholic Family, after His Holiness Pope Francis appointed him as Member in the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches in the Vatican, where the Patriarchs and Archbishops of the Eastern Catholic Churches are considered an essential part of it.
The Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) also raises its Prayers, asking God to grant His Beatitude Patriarch Minassian health and determination in his Pastoral mission as a father and faithful servant of the Church of Christ, wishing him many years of goodness, blessing and holiness.