“Common vision to protect dignity of girls and women”
(LWI) – Faith-based organizations have issued a joint statement for advancing women’s rights and denouncing gender-based violence at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council. In…
General Secretary Junge: Escalating impact on the poor makes advocacy urgent
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has welcomed Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’ — On Care for Our Common Home”, as an encouragement for all those…
Christian World Communions and ecumenical partners greet LWF Council
GENEVA, 26 June 2015 (LWI) – Ecumenical partners have encouraged The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to continue “in hope” processes that deepen mutual…
Prof. Dr Theodor Dieter on the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue
BUDAPEST, Hungary/ GENEVA, 17 July 2015 (LWI) – The international Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission is meeting in Budapest, Hungary, from 15 to 21 July. The…
Prof. Eva Maria Faber on the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue
BUDAPEST, Hungary/ GENEVA, 20 July 2015 (LWI) - The international Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission is meeting in Budapest, Hungary, from 15 to 21 July. The…
HARRISBURG, United States/ GENEVA, 24 July 2015 (LWI) - Five years after Lutherans asked Mennonites to forgive violence against their ancestors, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)…
Lutheran-Roman Catholic Commission meets in Budapest
BUDAPEST, Hungary/ GENEVA, 23 July 2015 (LWI) - Lutheran and Roman Catholic theologians have met in Budapest, Hungary, 13-21 July as part of their ongoing commitment to…
LWF co-sponsored consultation affirms continued dialogue at the grassroots of society
HONG KONG /GENEVA, 8 September 2015 (LWI) – An international consultation deliberating the role of religion in the public space in Asia has called for…
(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…
