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Image Renato Valenga speaking at the training seminar for the 2018 National Youth Campaign. Photo: Martina Scherer Climate justice: When the church speaks, people listen A young LWF activist from Brazil was among the facilitators of a climate hackathon to mark International Youth Day The ‘hackathon’ on climate emergency, hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC)…
Image Rev. Nicolau Nascimento de Paiva (left of photo) together with other ecumenical delegates to the Vatican Synod in front of St Peterâs Basilica. Photo: Robert FLOCK Brazilian Lutheran pastor addresses Vatican Synod Ecumenical delegates discuss challenges of Amazon region (LWI) – Brazilian pastor Rev. Nicolau Nascimento de Paiva met with Argentinean Pope Francis in the Vatican recently as one of the ecumenical delegates attending the Catholic Church…
Image Recipients of the honorary degree from Faculdades EST: from left to right, Dr Maricel Mena-López, Dr Nancy Cardoso, Rev. Dr Lori Altmann, Rev. Dr Mercedes Garcia Bachmann and Dr Wanda Deifelt. Photos: Private Latin American women honored for theological research Brazil’s Faculdades EST awards honorary degree to five theologians from different Christian traditions (LWI) - Five renowned Latin American women from different Christian traditions will be awarded an honorary degree by Faculdades EST,…
Image Rev. Dr Wanda Deifelt, feminist theology professor at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Photo: Luther College Feminist theology for a just and inclusive church Rev. Dr Wanda Deifelt shares her journey from Brazilian village to pioneering professor and theological advisor (LWI) - When Wanda Deifelt was riding the bus to school from her country village in southern Brazil, she never dreamed that…
