Jonathan Luxmoore, ENI, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 17 Jun 2022 15:26:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Jonathan Luxmoore, ENI, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Orthodox, Catholic leaders suggest priorities for Europe https://anglicanjournal.com/orthodox-catholic-leaders-suggest-priorities-for-europe-10881/ https://anglicanjournal.com/orthodox-catholic-leaders-suggest-priorities-for-europe-10881/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/orthodox-catholic-leaders-suggest-priorities-for-europe-10881/ Orthodox and Roman Catholic leaders have urged more imaginative measures to tackle Europe’s economic financial crisis, including firmer action to create jobs and curb “corruption and exploitation.” “We have reached this point because finance has become detached from real economics – the economy is not governed by a political will, and politics is separated from […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/orthodox-catholic-leaders-suggest-priorities-for-europe-10881/feed/ 0 92814 Rocking Russian grannies to build church with prize winnings https://anglicanjournal.com/rocking-russian-grannies-to-build-church-with-prize-winnings-10873/ https://anglicanjournal.com/rocking-russian-grannies-to-build-church-with-prize-winnings-10873/#respond Wed, 06 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/rocking-russian-grannies-to-build-church-with-prize-winnings-10873/ A group of six Russian grandmothers who won second place in Europe’s Eurovision Song Contest have pledged to use their prize money to build an Orthodox church in their tiny home village. The Buranovskiye Babushki, or Buranovo Grannies, appeared in traditional red smocks, headscarves and woolly boots at the extravaganza, hosted by Baku, Azerbaijan. They […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/rocking-russian-grannies-to-build-church-with-prize-winnings-10873/feed/ 0 92817 Greek churches “face disaster” as crisis deepens https://anglicanjournal.com/greek-churches-face-disaster-as-crisis-deepens-10788/ https://anglicanjournal.com/greek-churches-face-disaster-as-crisis-deepens-10788/#respond Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/greek-churches-face-disaster-as-crisis-deepens-10788/ Minority churches in Greece are in danger of financial collapse, warns general secretary of the Greek Evangelica Church. Photo: Paul Cowan A senior Greek Protestant has warned that minority denominations “face disaster” due to the country’s worsening economic crisis. “Heavy taxation, high unemployment and all our other difficulties are fast-forwarding us to collapse,” said Dimitrios […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/greek-churches-face-disaster-as-crisis-deepens-10788/feed/ 0 92810 Europe needs more humane treatment of refugees, says expert https://anglicanjournal.com/europe-needs-more-humane-treatment-of-refugees-says-expert-9877/ https://anglicanjournal.com/europe-needs-more-humane-treatment-of-refugees-says-expert-9877/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/europe-needs-more-humane-treatment-of-refugees-says-expert-9877/ Warsaw-The European Union (EU) risks “undermining its core values” unless it treats refugees and asylum-seekers more humanely, according to a senior Protestant expert. “Two decades ago, most Europeans would never have believed people would be dying on Europe’s borders simply trying to get in,” said Torsten Moritz, executive secretary of the ecumenical Churches’ Commission for […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/europe-needs-more-humane-treatment-of-refugees-says-expert-9877/feed/ 0 92808 Patriarch Kirill gives Russian minority churches cautious optimism https://anglicanjournal.com/patriarch-kirill-gives-russian-minority-churches-cautious-optimism-8362/ https://anglicanjournal.com/patriarch-kirill-gives-russian-minority-churches-cautious-optimism-8362/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/patriarch-kirill-gives-russian-minority-churches-cautious-optimism-8362/ Warsaw, Poland Russian minority churches have voiced cautious optimism about their prospects under the country’s new Orthodox patriarch, Kirill I, after messages of welcome from church leaders worldwide following his installation on Feb. 1. “Kirill’s recent words about non-Orthodox denominations can been seen as electoral rhetoric intended to win over supporters of more conservative candidates,” […]

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