Praying with Pope Francis, meeting with dialogue partners and presenting Lutheran perspectives at an international symposium are all on the agenda for LWF’s Prof. Dirk Lange during a visit to Rome for Christian Unity week 

PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference

(LWI) – Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical way of remembering  conflicts…

Message from LWF Regional Church Conference

(LWI) – Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe have expressed their solidarity with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (ELCI) for its committed…

An important ecumenical witness for Christians

(LWI) – Rome’s new Piazza Martin Lutero is not only a sign that Lutherans are welcome in the cosmopolitan Italian city but a reminder of Luther’s call for Christians to proclaim the gospel…

LWF’s World Service and Caritas Internationalis recommit to “stand together for the sake of the neighbor”

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Caritas Internationalis (CI), the global…

LWF leaders meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican, look ahead to 500th anniversary of Augsburg Confession

(LWI) - Meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican on 25 June, both the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr. Panti…

Members of Italy’s Bose monastic community draw on 2025 Nicaea anniversary to prepare resources for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

(LWI) - “Do you believe this?” The question that Jesus posed to Martha in Bethany, following the death…