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Image Asian church leaders gathered to discuss differences and commonalities across Lutheran churches of the Asia region. Photo: LWF/JC Valeriano Embracing differences in multi-faceted Asia Lutheran identity acknowledges solidarity amidst suffering (LWI) - If there is no one common Lutheran identity in multi-faceted Asia, what unites the various Lutheran expressions across the continent? Asian theologians acknowledge…
Image In June 2017, Lutheran Bishop Mark Whitfield and Cardinal John Dew hosted a joint ecumenical service to commemorate the Reformation in the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo: LCNZ A year-long celebration of God’s reforming grace Lutherans in New Zealand commemorate 500 years of the Reformation (LWI) - When dawn broke on the first day of 2017 on the remote Chatham Islands, 700 kilometers east of mainland New Zealand, 40 Lutherans gathered to worship and welcome…
Image Archbishop Christopher Prowse of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and LCA Bishop John Henderson have signed a joint statement issued to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Photo: Ben Macmahon An opportunity to talk about God in new ways Australian Lutherans and Catholics issue joint statement on Reformation anniversary (LWI) – Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Australia marked the 500th anniversary of the launching of the Reformation by pledging to renew the church…
