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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF General Secretary Junge to receive 2017 Augsburg Peace Prize

Recognition of a “patient bridge-builder between the continents”

(LWI) Rev. Dr Martin Junge, General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has been awarded the 2017 Augsburg Peace Prize.

The Lord Mayor of Augsburg Dr Kurt…

The team drafting the final report from the trilateral dialogue, and colleagues supporting them during the meeting in Strasbourg: from left to right; Prof. Theodor Dieter (Lutheran), Prof. John Rempel, Rev. Dr Larry Miller and Prof. Fernando Enns (Mennonite) and Rev. Avelino Gonzalez and Prof. William Henn (Catholic). Photo: Avelino Gonzalez

Lutheran, Mennonite and Catholic team finalizes report on baptism

Current phase of trilateral dialogue concludes

(LWI) - A group of theologians met in Strasbourg, 15-19 September, to finalize the report “Baptism and Incorporation into the Body of Christ, the Church” of the trilateral dialogue between…

Participants prepare for the 31 October 2016 prayer service in Lund Cathedral, Sweden. The Salvadoran cross used for the event depicts the Triune Godâs creative, reconciling and sanctifying work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Pastoral responsibility toward sharing of the Eucharist

Joint LWF - PCPCU statement on Reformation Day 2017

The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have issued a joint statement on Reformation Day 2017, affirming the goal of renewed…

Postage stamp commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Photo: LWF

Vatican issues commemorative Reformation stamp

An encouraging step of the joint commitment to “walk the paths of communion”

(LWI) – The Vatican has issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.

The…

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa greeting Pope Francis in the Vatican City. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

The journey from conflict to communion is irreversible

LWF President Musa meets Pope Francis and calls for “pastoral ecumenism”

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa today met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. During the audience he expressed…

LWF delegation presented Pope Francis with a replica of the Christ of BojayÃ¡. Photo: L'Osservatore Romano

“By his bruises we are healed”

LWF offers “Christ of Bojayá” to Pope Francis, symbolizing hope for unity and reconciliation

During an audience at the Vatican on 7 December, a delegation from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) presented Pope Francis with a replica of…

The Lund Cross is a symbol of this milestone in ecumenial relations. It will be accessible to visitors and pilgrims in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Lund Cross placed in chapel of the Ecumenical Center

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,…

Simo Peura, Lutheran bishop, of Lapua, and Teemu Sippo, Catholic bishop of Helsinki, (from left). Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

Impressions from Catholic-Lutheran dialogue in Finland

Church, Eucharist and Ministry “not church dividing issues”

(LWI) A dialogue document on Church, Eucharist and Ministry published by Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Finland in 2017 could pave the way for an international declaration…

âFor us Lutherans this is a hopeful step on the journey towards the shared Eucharistic table,

A hopeful step for Lutheran-Catholic couples

German bishops' conference opens possibility for interconfessional families to receive Eucharist together

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has welcomed a recent resolution by the German Catholic bishops' conference to make it…

24 April 2018, BogotÃ¡, Colombia: Welcome by local Colombian churches on opening day. The Global Christian Forum gathers in BogotÃ¡ on 24-27 April 2018 under the theme of

Global Christian Forum: “Let mutual love continue”

An important platform of relationship and trust building

(LWI) The third global gathering of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) has begun in Bogotá, Colombia. This is the first global gathering of the GCF in the Americas and the first in a…