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Prof. H. Augustine Suzuki (second left) lights a candle at St Maryâs Cathedral in Tokyo, where Anglicans, Catholics and Lutherans held the first joint worship service. Photo: JELC

A Growing Spirit of Ecumenism in Japan

Interview with Lutheran Theologian Prof. Augustine Suzuki

(LWI) – Lutheran theologian Prof. H. Augustine Suzuki looks at how more than three decades of dialogue with Catholics has contributed to a growing spirit of ecumenism in Japan. “…

Rev. Dr Philip Potter and his wife, Bishop-emeritus BÃ¤rbel Wartenberg-Potter, in 2006. Photo: Igor Sperotto/WCC

A Life-Long Commitment to Ecumenism

LWF Lauds Rev. Dr Philip Potter (1921-2015)

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has praised Rev. Dr Philip Potter, the former general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), who died 31 March aged 93, as a “giant”…

LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge. Photo: Andrew Wilson

50 Years of Shaping LWF’s Ecumenical Vision

Junge: ‘Many Good Reasons to Celebrate’ Support from Strasbourg Institute

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has paid tribute to the Institute for Ecumenical Research at Strasbourg for…

Lutheran-Orthodox Joint Commission co-chairperson Bishop emeritus Dr Christoph Klein (left) and Rev. Dr Kaisamari Hintikka, LWF Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations, at the Rhodes meeting. Photo: Koufos Images

Lutheran-Orthodox Commission to celebrate Reformation anniversary

Preparations towards final statement on ordained ministry/riesthood

(LWI) – The international dialogue between Lutheran and the Orthodox churches in 2017 will include a celebration to mark 500 years of the Reformation.

Members of…

Bishop Emeritus Donald McCoid. Photo: ELCA

Increasing mutual understanding between US Lutherans and Catholics

From Conflict to Communion study guide helps movement toward unity

(LWI) – Lutherans and Catholics in the United States are discussing how to mark the common commemoration of the Reformation in 2017 using a new Study Guide on the historic…

Bishop Medardo GÃ³mez, right, watches theologian Pablo Richard greet Rev. Vilma RodrÃguez from the Salvadoran Lutheran Church, who took part in the beatification of assassinated Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero. Photo: R. Menjivar

Salvadoran Catholic Archbishop Romero: a friend and a great ecumenist

Lutheran Bishop Gómez reflects on Romero’s influence on the global church

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador/GENEVA, 27 May 2015 (LWI) - Salvadoran Lutheran Bishop Medardo E. Gómez was among church leaders who witnessed the beatification…

Members of the LWF Global Young Reformers' Network in Africa, plant a tree during a May 2015 visit to Majengo Lutheran Parish in Moshi, Tanzania. Photo: LWF/Allison Westerhoff

LWF welcomes Pope’s encouragement to tackle climate change

General Secretary Junge: Escalating impact on the poor makes advocacy urgent

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has welcomed Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’ — On Care for Our Common Home”, as an encouragement for all those…

Dr Henk Stenvers, Mennonite World Conference Europe representative, greets the LWF Council at its June 2015 meeting in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Helen Putsma

Continue ecumenical engagement “in hope” – LWF partners

Christian World Communions and ecumenical partners greet LWF Council

GENEVA, 26 June 2015 (LWI) – Ecumenical partners have encouraged The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) to continue “in hope” processes that deepen mutual…

“Seeing with the eyes of the others”

Prof. Dr Theodor Dieter on the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue

BUDAPEST, Hungary/ GENEVA, 17 July 2015 (LWI) – The international Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission is meeting in Budapest, Hungary, from 15 to 21 July. The…

Prof. Eva Maria Faber at the consultation talks in Budapest. Photo: Zsuzsanna HorvÃ¡th-Bolla

“Developing greater fellowship”

Prof. Eva Maria Faber on the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue

BUDAPEST, Hungary/ GENEVA, 20 July 2015 (LWI) - The international Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue Commission is meeting in Budapest, Hungary, from 15 to 21 July. The…