Women leaders overcoming boundaries of gender, culture and social status
(LWI) – Churches should be bolder and elect women as well as men to leadership positions, because “we, the women, belong there as their sisters, wives, mothers.”…
Statement from IELCO calls on all parties to uphold peace agreement
(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO) has issued a statement urging former combatants not to take up arms and resume a conflict which has claimed…
Ecumenical remembrance of the martyrdom of Polish Bishop Bursche
Rome, Italy/Geneva (LWI) - In an ecumenical service at a Rome church on 9 September, Polish Lutheran Bishop Juliusz Bursche (1862-1942) was officially commemorated as a…
Mozambique emergency response after cyclone “Idai” successfully completed
(LWI) - “Our life is better now,” says Francisco Thuboy Mauguese, a farmer who lives together with his wife and six children in Muchambonha village. He is one of…
Symbols of Hope: LWF program in Nigeria warns of the risks of migration
(LWI) - Nosa Okundia and Happiness Ehimen almost lost their lives on the journey from their native Nigeria to Europe. Today they are back home again with one goal in…