BONN, Germany/GENEVA, 20 October 2015 (LWI) - As negotiators gather in Bonn this week to work on a draft text for the December 2015 United Nations climate conference in Paris, a coalition of more than 150 global faith and spiritual…
LWF joins multi-faith invitation to promote sustainable lifestyles
(LWI) - “As religious and spiritual leaders, we are committing to make changes in our own lives, and to support the members of our communities in doing the same. Together…
(LWI) - As COP23, the International Climate Conference in Bonn, Germany draws to a close, the ACT Alliance and the Lutheran World Federation are launching a call to people of faith and faith-based…
Interview with COP23 delegate Helena Funk from Germany
(LWI) – “We should not stop our efforts to reach climate justice - there is still a long way to go!” says Helena Funk. She is one of ten young adults from the European regions and…
Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …
Exceptional circumstances require unusual approaches to congregational life
(LWI) – Hope and sorrow lie close together these days. This becomes very clear when speaking to pastors from different member churches of the Lutheran World…
LWF Council member Julia Braband shares insights from a German hospital
(LWI) – Julia Braband has been working in the COVID-19 isolation ward of the Catholic Hospital in Erfurt for six weeks now. In mid-March, when sweeping measures were…
Voices from the Communion: Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm
(LWI) - "Europe is losing its soul!” Heinrich Bedford-Strohm does not mince words when it comes to the situation of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. The bishop of the…
