His Beatitude Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac Receives the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs

With a Delegation from the Council, Emphasizing the Role of Media in Building Humanity

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Cairo, 3-13-2024

Many topics, aspirations and important files were the highlight of the meeting of His Beatitude Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, and Head of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt, with the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) Dr. Michel Abs, and the Council’s delegation, at the Patriarchate 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 Coordinator of Communication for Church Relations the Journalist Lea Adel Maamary.  

Following the welcoming, the two parties discussed important topics related to the issues of the Christian role in the Middle East, Ecumenical witness, cooperation between Churches, the role of MECC in raising new problems at the humanitarian and social levels, and the MECC activities on the occasion of the Fiftieth Year of its Founding.

Dr. Abs confirmed that the Middle East Council of Churches is between the Churches, works under their guidance, coordinates among them, believes in common values ​​and issues, and also always seeks to consolidate and strengthen relations between the Churches, as well as between the various components of our societies. He also proposed a series of purposeful activities to activate the Fiftieth Year of the MECC Founding and create a common media nucleus similar to the Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East (ATIME).

His Beatitude Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac praised all the proposals presented by Dr. Abs due to its positive impacts on the Ecclesiastical and humanitarian levels as well, stressing the need to activate Ecclesiastical and community services within the Church. His Beatitude also emphasized the need for the media to be a way of positive interaction.

His Beatitude Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac also welcomed any activity that will be held on the occasion of the Fiftieth Year of the Founding of the Middle East Council of Churches in Egypt.