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Image God and Human Dignity - the result of eight years of work by the third Bilateral Working Group (BILAG III) God and human dignity New study by German Lutheran and Catholic joint working group finds consensus on ethical matters (LWI) – The third Bilateral Working Group (BILAG III) of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) and the Catholic German…
Image Bishop Ulrich and Pope Francis during the audience in the Vatican. Photo: VaticanPress “A momentum which is irreversible” German Lutherans meet LWF member church and Pope Francis in Italy (LWI) - "We have experienced a lot of encouragement for the ecumenical journey of Lutherans and Catholics worldwide," the chairman of the…
Image Getting together: Scholarship holders of the GNC/LWF with Rev. Dionisie Arion, Scholarship Secretary of the GNC/LWF (left) and Rev. Norbert Denecke, General Secretary of the GNC/LWF. Photo: LWF/A.Weyermüller Deepening communion, strengthening churches, encouraging people GNC/LWF scholarship holders grateful for widened horizons (LWI) – Studying abroad, getting to know a different culture and language, taking up impulses from theology and church: every year about 35 students from member churches of the…
Image A new publication features German perspectives on Lutheran theology. Photo: LWF/A. Weyermüller English translation of German theological perspectives First volume of new series on Lutheran theology (LWI) - “What is Lutheran?” is the title of the first volume of a new series on…
