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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 Rev. Dr Frank Otfried July, LWF Council member and Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg. Photo: EMH/Gottfried Stoppel Getting to know the diversity of a denominational family LWF Council member Bishop Frank Otfried July from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg (LWI) - “Christ at the center repeatedly calls us to unity in diversity,” says Rev. Dr Frank Otfried July who has been bishop of the…
