LWF shares deep concern over escalating violence in South Africa
(LWI) - Expressing “deep concern over escalating violence against women, youth, children and foreigners in South Africa,” The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) encourages its…
LWF and ecumenical organizations stand in solidarity
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with other ecumenical partners, has “expressed deep concern” over recent threats against a Lutheran pastor and human rights…
Women meet in Indonesia ahead of regional church leadership conference
(LWI) - Lutheran women from across the Asian region meet together on 3 October in the Indonesian town of Pematang Siantar to discuss ways of overcoming violence and…
Commitment to religious freedom, human rights, refugee needs and care for creation
(LWI) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has received the Plaque of St Erik for his commitment to religious freedom, human rights and care for creation…
(LWI) – It is valuable to listen to communicators from churches in other countries sharing the story about what it means to be church in their societies and how this is communciated,…
Ecumenical Institute in Strasbourg hosts first seminar on basics of ecumenism
(LWI) - “Many ecumenical issues have been worked on and there have been a number of dialogues in the last decades,” says Prof. Dr Jennifer Wasmuth, Director of…
LWF to launch study on shared theological heritage
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is launching a multi-year theological study on how spirituality forms Lutheran identities and church engagement around the world today. …