Ecumenical News International, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:47:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Ecumenical News International, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 ENInews suspends service, seeks further funding https://anglicanjournal.com/eninews-suspends-service-seeks-further-funding-11203/ https://anglicanjournal.com/eninews-suspends-service-seeks-further-funding-11203/#respond Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/eninews-suspends-service-seeks-further-funding-11203/ Ecumenical News International announced on October 1 that its ENInews service is suspending operations, effective immediately, as it seeks emergency funding in order to operate for the remainder of 2012. “We regret taking this step, but despite a massive reorganization, ENInews is feeling the effect of the deep cuts from its historic supporters as well […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/eninews-suspends-service-seeks-further-funding-11203/feed/ 0 92100 Moravian pastor to lead a U.S. Episcopal church https://anglicanjournal.com/moravian-pastor-to-lead-a-us-episcopal-church-11198/ https://anglicanjournal.com/moravian-pastor-to-lead-a-us-episcopal-church-11198/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/moravian-pastor-to-lead-a-us-episcopal-church-11198/ This month, a Moravian pastor was installed as rector of a U.S. Episcopal Church for the first time since the two denominations inaugurated a full-communion relationship in 2011. The Rev. Carl Southerland was formally received on Sept. 16 at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Franklin, North Carolina, reports Episcopal News Service (ENS). “It is an exciting […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/moravian-pastor-to-lead-a-us-episcopal-church-11198/feed/ 0 92097 Churches share strategies for changing times https://anglicanjournal.com/churches-share-strategies-for-changing-times-11195/ https://anglicanjournal.com/churches-share-strategies-for-changing-times-11195/#respond Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/churches-share-strategies-for-changing-times-11195/ Six member churches of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) on September 24 outlined strategies they have adopted to cope with changing religious and social circumstances. Representatives of the churches spoke at the CPCE’s 7th General Assembly, meeting in Florence, Italy from September 21 to 26, according to a CPCE news release. The […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/churches-share-strategies-for-changing-times-11195/feed/ 0 92122 Middle East Christians are endangered, assembly hears https://anglicanjournal.com/middle-east-christians-are-endangered-protestant-assembly-hears-11190/ https://anglicanjournal.com/middle-east-christians-are-endangered-protestant-assembly-hears-11190/#respond Tue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/middle-east-christians-are-endangered-protestant-assembly-hears-11190/ Life for Christians in the Middle East has “never been worse” and their future is acutely endangered, according to the leader of an evangelical church fellowship. Rosangela Jarjour, general secretary of the Beirut-based Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches, spoke at the 7th General Assembly of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE). The […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/middle-east-christians-are-endangered-protestant-assembly-hears-11190/feed/ 0 95213 Latin American and Caribbean Lutheran churches discuss challenges https://anglicanjournal.com/latin-american-and-caribbean-lutheran-churches-discuss-challenges-11161/ https://anglicanjournal.com/latin-american-and-caribbean-lutheran-churches-discuss-challenges-11161/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/latin-american-and-caribbean-lutheran-churches-discuss-challenges-11161/ A regional meeting of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Bolivia’s eastern city of Santa Cruz assessed how churches emerging from contexts of strong social, economic and political crises can be a prophetic voice of hope amidst massive impoverishment, violence and inequality. “That is why today we have hope, that is why today we struggle […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/latin-american-and-caribbean-lutheran-churches-discuss-challenges-11161/feed/ 0 95209 Faith groups around the world plan prayers for peace https://anglicanjournal.com/faith-groups-around-the-world-plan-prayers-of-peace-11140/ https://anglicanjournal.com/faith-groups-around-the-world-plan-prayers-of-peace-11140/#respond Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/faith-groups-around-the-world-plan-prayers-of-peace-11140/ At a place called Antietam, 23,000 soldiers died in the bloodiest day of the American Civil War. More than 150 years later, 20 different religious traditions will gather on this battlefield in the state of Maryland on Sept. 21 to share prayers and songs of peace. The 2012 International Day of Prayer for Peace will […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/faith-groups-around-the-world-plan-prayers-of-peace-11140/feed/ 0 95205 U.S. denominations urge candidates to respond to poverty https://anglicanjournal.com/us-denominations-urge-candidates-to-respond-to-poverty-11137/ https://anglicanjournal.com/us-denominations-urge-candidates-to-respond-to-poverty-11137/#respond Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/us-denominations-urge-candidates-to-respond-to-poverty-11137/ U.S. Christian denominations and faith-based aid groups said on Sept. 13 that presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have responded to an invitation to state their intentions for dealing with poverty. Video statements from Romney, the Republican candidate, and Obama, the incumbent president and a Democrat, can be viewed at http://www.nccendpoverty.org/praythevote/, according to a news release […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/us-denominations-urge-candidates-to-respond-to-poverty-11137/feed/ 0 95215 Church of England advances legislation for female bishops https://anglicanjournal.com/church-of-england-advances-legislation-for-female-bishops-11133/ https://anglicanjournal.com/church-of-england-advances-legislation-for-female-bishops-11133/#respond Thu, 13 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/church-of-england-advances-legislation-for-female-bishops-11133/ Church of England bishops on September 13 approved by a large majority the text of legislation that would enable women to become bishops. The bishops also made clear their desire for the draft legislation to be passed into law when it goes forward for final approval at the church’s General Synod in November, according to […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/church-of-england-advances-legislation-for-female-bishops-11133/feed/ 0 92118 Religious leaders deplore killings of diplomat, staffers https://anglicanjournal.com/religious-leaders-deplore-killings-of-diplomat-staffers-11130/ https://anglicanjournal.com/religious-leaders-deplore-killings-of-diplomat-staffers-11130/#respond Wed, 12 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/religious-leaders-deplore-killings-of-diplomat-staffers-11130/ Religious leaders condemned on September 12 the killing in Benghazi, Libya of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other diplomatic personnel. The U.S. consulate in the coastal city was attacked on September 11 — the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. — by militants apparently armed with mortars and rocket-propelled grenades, according […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/religious-leaders-deplore-killings-of-diplomat-staffers-11130/feed/ 0 92159 Burmese Christians highlight religious persecution https://anglicanjournal.com/burmese-christians-highlight-religious-persecution-11125/ https://anglicanjournal.com/burmese-christians-highlight-religious-persecution-11125/#respond Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/burmese-christians-highlight-religious-persecution-11125/ A delegation of ethnic Chin activists from Burma is visiting London this week to highlight violations of religious freedom in their country, according to an announcement from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a U.K.-based organization that advocates for religious freedom and human rights. The group from the Chin Human Rights Organization (CHRO) were scheduled to present […]

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