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Image Participants at the panel discussion on the 2017 Reformation anniversary. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus Jubilee of Lutheran – Catholic Dialogue Is a Time to Express Hope PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference (LWI) – Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical way of remembering conflicts…
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 Season the Creation starts on 1 September with an Ecumeical prayer in Assisi, Italy. Photo: Peter K Burian (CC-BY-SA) Christians globally unite in call for eco-justice General Secretary Junge: “we need a faithful return to our deepest human identity” (LWI) On occasion of the first Ecumenical Prayer for Creation on 1 September 2018 in Assisi, The…
Image Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert 2020 New Year Message: So that all have life in abundance “In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option” (LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…
