Interview with Indian church leader Michael Benhur
(LWI) - In the following interview with Lutheran World Information, Rt Rev. O. Michael Benhur, Bishop of the South Andhra Lutheran Church*, shares how the Indian church is…
Refugees speak about the importance of education for girls
“Education is light, ignorance is darkness,” says Fatuma Aden Siyad. If this would be be applied literally, the young woman from Somalia lived in darkness for the first eleven…
Recognition for contribution to Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
(LWI) - Lutheran ecumenist Prof. Theodor Dieter will receive the 2017 Ratzinger Prize on 18 November. The director of the LWF Institute for Ecumenical…
Lutheran identity seminar on the church in the public space
(LWI) - Stand up against oppressive systems in church and society – the “Goliaths in our midst” – Asian church leaders were urged as they gathered in Hong Kong to consider the…
Interview with Argentine church leader Sonia Skupch on the Reformation anniversary
(LWI) - In Argentina, the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is being marked at national church and parish levels through various events. This includes…
Week-long celebrations mark Reformation anniversary in Sweden
(LWI) – The Church of Sweden is commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with week-long celebrations featuring divine services, newly composed music and lectures…