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Rev. Veronica Pålsson, Church of Sweden pastor

An invitation to focus on the pain of others in ‘our shared world’
By
Rev. Veronica Pålsson

Communion
Churches
Theology
Blog
31 Jan 2025
Brazilian church youth leader and LWF Vice-President Isabella Reimann Gnas. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Katharina Zell: a Reformation legacy of courage and faith
By
Isabella Reimann Gnas

Youth
Churches
Communion
Blog
17 Oct 2024
Old Testament scholar Rev. Delphine Fongeh Nsufor, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Cameroon. Photo: Private

Cameroon: Trusting others to lead for church growth
By
Rev. Delphine Fongeh Nsufor

Theology
Communion
Churches
Blog
23 Sep 2024
Volunteers at a reception center for people displaced from the front line, near Kharkiv. Photo: LWF/ Anatolyi Nazarenko

Trenches, flowers and hope in Ukraine
By
Cornelia Kästner-Meyer

Humanitarian
Communion
Blog
15 Jul 2024
Rodolfo Christian Catunta Uturunco, National Youth Coordinator, Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Photo: Private

Devotion: a starting point for transformation
By
Rodolfo Christian Catunta Uturunco

Climate
Youth
Communion
Blog
08 Apr 2024
Rama Ramanathan, second from left, shares ideas with participants at the LWF Lay Leaders’ Seminar in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Two paintings, one global communion
By
Mr. Rama Ramanathan

Theology
Communion
Churches
Blog
30 Jun 2023
Installation service and reception for LWF General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt, in the chapel and lobby of the Ecumenical Center, Geneva (Switzerland), 17 November 2021. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

Rev. Anne Burghardt: the first 100 days
By
Rev. Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary

Theology
Governance
Communion
Blog
16 Feb 2022
LWF General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

A year of resilience and hope amidst deep suffering
By
Rev. Dr Martin Junge

Communion
Churches
Justice
Blog
31 Mar 2021
LWF Honduras representative Carlos Rivera (with white face mask) visits Chamelecón, Honduras, to see the damage done by hurricanes Eta and Iota. As the flooding came unexpectedly fast, many people lost all their belongings. Photo: Sean Hawkey

“It will take years to recover”
By
Sean Hawkey, photographer

Climate
Communion
Churches
Blog
13 Jan 2021
Rev. Dr Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden and LWF Vice-President for the Nordic region. Photo: LWF/A.Hillert

Allowing ourselves to be loved
By
Rev. Dr Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden and LWF Vice-President for the Nordic region.

Theology
Communion
Churches
Blog
10 Nov 2020
As we consider how best to organize and structure worship in a time of pandemic, a guiding question is one that applies to every situation: does the liturgy translate the Gospel for this moment, in this context? Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Digital Worship and Sacramental Life in a Time of Pandemic
By
Prof. Dr. Dirk G. Lange

Unity
Theology
Communion
Blog
24 Mar 2020

Hong Kong: Keeping hope alive
By
Leon Chau, General Secretary of the Chinese Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod

Communion
Churches
Blog
20 Feb 2020

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