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Hanover to welcome more than 100,000 at 2025 Kirchentag Germany’s largest Protestant festival to explore faith, justice, and resilience in a changing world
Pope Francis: “radical witness to the gospel” A pope who placed the most marginalized people at the very heart of his pontificate
Venezuela: Support for the “people of the water” LWF brings humanitarian aid to remote indigenous communities in the Orinoco delta
Australia: searching for a way forward together As bishop of the church in Australia and New Zealand, Paul Smith led the Convention which approved women’s ordination
LWF delegation to attend funeral of Pope Francis Ecumenical delegations gather alongside heads of state and pilgrims from countries around the world
Building a network to support women in the church The new gender justice coordinators for Central and Eastern Europe reflect on priorities and challenges in their region
