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Staff from ACT Alliance member Hungarian Interchurch Aid offer food to a young refugee at Beremend, along Hungary's border with Croatia. Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants flowed through Hungary in 2015 on their way to western Europe from Syria, Iraq and other countries. Photo: Paul Jeffrey/ACT

Churches tackling the problem of populism

International conference on public theology and dialogue between cultures

(LWI) - A global conference bringing together church leaders hopes to find ways to counter growing populist movements that promote racism and hate crime.

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Plenary on Relationships Old and New. The Global Christian Forum gathers in BogotÃ¡ on 24-27 April 2018 under the theme of

“See one another with new eyes”

LWF and ecumenical partners present Lutheran-Catholic dialogue at Global Christian Forum

(LWI) - “Being reconciled as members of the same body has deepened our mutual commitment to this shared journey where we have been and continue to be…

Lund Cathedral, the 12th century cathedral owned by the Church of Sweden, founded in 1080 and consecrated in the 12th century. Photo: Albin Hillert/Church of Sweden

Lund cathedral to host first Catholic mass since reformation

“Called to witness together to God’s grace in this world”

(LWI) Lund Cathedral in Sweden has not seen a Catholic mass since the time of the Reformation 500 years ago. But starting 21 October this year, the Cathedral where the…

The UEPAL consistory meeting had a long discussion before adopting the statement. Photo: UEPAL/ Bernard Guillot

French churches push for gender equality at all levels

Statement on balance and equity between women and men in the church endorsed

(LWI) The Lutheran Church of Alsace - member of the Union of Protestant churches of…

A woman nurses her child in the shade of a tree trunk in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Photo: Magnus Aronsson/ Church of Sweden

Paris agreement: “Don’t water it down”

LWF calls for robust implementation of Paris Climate agreement

(LWI) - On the occasion of the UN climate change conference…

PrÃ¶pstin Astrid Kleist (left ) and Prof. Dr Puleng LenkaBula (center) in discussion during the conference in Berlin. Photo: LWF/ A. WeyermÃ¼ller

Rediscovering the meaning of democracy

Global conference encourages churches to engage critically with exclusionary populism

(LWI) - „May God bless us with the feeling of being uncomfortable when the answers become too easy,” Singo Maibongwe from the United Theological College…

Rev Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt holding a bible study at the CEC General Assembly. Photo: Mladen Trkulja/CEC

Finding justice in context

Bible study at CEC assembly highlights issues of justice and the responsibility of the church

(LWI) “Our biblical text calls us to discern responsibilities and not create guilt or shame or even apathy—feelings that are not constructive…

Representatives of the five churches who signed the JDDJ in Rome. Photo: LWF

“Healing the wounds in the body of Christ”

Five signatories of JDDJ to discuss implications for church life

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), as well as the Methodist, the Reformed and the Anglican…

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…

More than 400 delegates, advisors, stewards, youth, staff, and distinguished guests take part in the 2018 General Assembly and related events. Photo: CEC/ Mladen Trkulja

Unity as a prophetic witness

LWF General Secretary’s greeting to CEC General Assembly

(LWI) - “The Lutheran World Federation gives thanks for good contacts and cooperation with the Conference of European Churches and looks forward to discern together how to continue…