Tag: Jonathan Luxmoore

Volgograd attacks carried out by foreigners ‘captive to dark forces’, says Church

OCP- January 1, 2014

Jonathan Luxmoore - 1/1/14 The Tablet  Russia's Orthodox Patriarch has condemned suicide bomb attacks in Volgograd, blaming them on foreigners "captive to dark forces". Following the twin ... Read More

Catholic-Orthodox ties improve in Russia, church official says

OCP- December 24, 2013

Jonathan Luxmoore - 24/12/13 OXFORD, England (CNS) -- The Catholic Church in Russia predicted a "steady improvement" in ties with the predominant Orthodox Church after ... Read More

Orthodox patriarch hits at “unacceptable” attacks on ecumenism

OCP- April 5, 2012

Jonathan Luxmoore 4/4/2012 (ENInews). The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians has written to Greece's Orthodox state church, deploring anti-ecumenical statements by its leaders. ... Read More

Austrian Cardinal’s Church Transfer To Orthodox Gets Vatican Approval

OCP- November 17, 2011

By Jonathan Luxmoore 17/11/2011 The head of Austria’s Roman Catholic church has agreed to give one of his parish churches to Orthodox Christians, after an ... Read More

Belgian Christians divided over banning of Muslim Burqa

OCP- July 26, 2011

By Jonathan Luxmoore 25/7/2011 Warsaw, Poland, July 25 (ENInews)--Christian organizations in Belgium have had mixed reactions to a criminal code amendment making the country Europe's ... Read More

Orthodox Churches still support ecumenism, Theologian Says

OCP- June 28, 2011

By Jonathan Luxmoore ENInews 27/6/2011 Orthodox churches remain "fully committed" to ecumenical cooperation, despite recent disagreements with Protestants, according to a senior Orthodox theologian. "It ... Read More

European institutions “more open than ever” to church Co-operation

OCP- June 2, 2011

By Jonathan Luxmoore 31/5/2011 Warsaw, Poland (ENInews)--A senior ecumenist has welcomed growing co-operation between leaders of European institutions and churches, and predicted a growing advisory ... Read More