Women’s human rights advocacy training for faith-based organizations 

(LWI) “It’s about justice, dignity and hope for these women,” Sophia Marcia Reyes concludes. The young woman works for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Honduras…

Waking the Giant implementation strengthens church ministry in Liberia 

(LWI) – It’s early November, and the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) has just hosted a global summit on the…

Women from European churches meet to discuss ways of overcoming injustice, discrimination and violence 

(LWI) - Women leaders from Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches across Western, Central and Eastern Europe have been …

PA commits to monthly payments for treatment and reducing incurred debt 

(LWI) - Encouraging news for patients at the Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in East Jerusalem: After the recent cash flow crisis, an agreement was reached with the…

Serious concerns about US position on Israeli settlements

Public Statement, 20 November 2019

Earlier this week the United States government announced a reversal of decades of US’ policy on Israeli settlements, declaring that…

LWF “Peace Messengers” share their motivation and challenges

(LWI) - For Juan Carlos Orantes Rodríguez, being a “peace messenger in El Salvador is not only about transmitting the message, but also helping people to find peace in…

AVH opens Pediatric Palliative Ward

(LWI) – “The test for human beings is what you do when there is no longer hope for healing,” the General Secretary of Norwegian Church Aid, Dagfinn…

Survivors of rape bring message of resilience and prevention to Geneva film screening event

(LWI) - SEMA is a Swahili word meaning ‘speak out’. It is also the name chosen by an international movement of survivors of rape and sexual…

LWF member churches organize activities promoting ‘Awareness, Action and Accountability’

(LWI) - Ensuring the promotion of gender justice at every level throughout the communion: that’s the ambitious goal the Lutheran World…

Ecumenical prayer service observed during COP25

(LWI) - Christians from around the globe gathered with local congregants in the Iglesia de Jesús in central Madrid on Sunday, for an ecumenical prayer service during…