(LWI) - The first full meeting of the new Central Committee (CC) of the World Council of Churches (WCC), a chief governing body of the organization, took place between July 2 and…
Pope Francis at prayer service with Rome’s Lutheran congregation
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has lauded Pope Francis’ prayers with Rome’s Lutheran community on 15 November as a great…
GENEVA/VATICAN CITY, 11 January 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have invited Lutheran churches and Catholic bishops’ conferences across the world to make use of…
GENEVA, 2 February 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge encourage LWF member churches to seek ways of deepening relations with the Catholic Church…
German bishops say strong ecumenical and joint diaconal efforts underpin relations
(LWI) – The forthcoming Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Sweden “is an ecumenical success story which is based on mutual trust…
An ecumenical project to mark the Reformation anniversary
(LWI) - During each of the forty days of Lent leading up to Easter Sunday, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will post daily reflections compiled by the Anglican-Lutheran…
Visual expression of journey towards shared Eucharist
(LWI) - The Salvadoran cross created for the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund 2016 was placed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva,…
