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Image The Tamrazyan family arrived in the Netherlands from Armenia nine years ago. Photo: Peter Wassing Dutch pastor praises faith of refugee family The family spent 97 days inside a Protestant church before being granted right to remain in the Netherlands (LWI) - The head of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN) has praised the faith of a…
Image Msgr Matthias Türk, outgoing head of the Lutheran Catholic desk at the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, addresses participants at the LWF Council meeting in June 2018. Photo:Albin Hillert/LWF "You cannot be Christian without working hard for church unity" Msgr Matthias Türk reflects on two decades of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue (LWI) - One of the key figures in Lutheran-Catholic dialogue over the last two decades is leaving his desk at the…
Image LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr. Martin Junge speaks at an interfaith panel on the opening day of the Vatican conference on Religions and the Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: GCCM Faith-based organizations are “uniquely placed to support” UN’s 2030 Agenda LWF General Secretary speaks at international conference in the Vatican on ‘Religions and the SDGs’ (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge addressed an international conference in the Vatican…
Image Norman was on his way to Nairobi in order to attend the UN Environment Assembly and the launch of the campaign “Roadmap for Congregations, Communities and Churches for an Economy of Life and Ecological Justice”. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Austrian Pastor Tendis among victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash LWF sends sincere condolences to family and church (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed sincere condolences to the family of Rev. Norman Tendis of the…
Image LWF Secretary General Rev Dr. Martin Junge speaking at a colloquium organized by the Institute of Advanced Ecumenical Studies of the Catholic University of Paris. Photo: Stephen Brown JDDJ: Building bridges of reconciliation and theological understanding LWF General Secretary reflects on JDDJ twenty years on (LWI) - In a world of increased fragmentation and communications breakdown, the landmark Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) is a clear example of Christians…
Image Roadmap for Congregations, Communities and Churches for an Economy of Life and Ecological Justice Photo: WCC Launch of “Roadmap” to economic and ecological justice Equipping churches to create just and sustainable communities (LWI) - Earlier this week the World Council of Churches (WCC) launched a resource kit for congregations to engage with economic and…
Image Bishop Pawel Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay Polish Lutheran bishop shares his motto: “Do not let your hearts be troubled” Voices from the Communion – Bishop Paweł Hause, Diocese of Masuria, Poland (LWI) - The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is a founding…
Image Participants attending the Colloquium at the Paris Institute for Advanced Studies in Ecumenism listen to LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge giving his keynote address. Photo: Ivan Karageorgiev/Unité des Chrétiens Paris conference marks 20 years of Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification Ecumenical encounter explores ways the agreement continues to inspire dialogue between different Christian churches (LWI) - To mark the 20th anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the…
Image Faustina Nillan, national director for women and children in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania. Photo: Doug Hostetter UN side event highlights churches’ successes in furthering Sustainable Development Goals A parallel event at UN Commission on the Status of Women highlights work of the ecumenical “Waking the Giant” initiative (LWI) - Ecumenical development experts from around the world, meeting at the…
Image The University of Notre Dame in the U.S. state of Indiana where the consultation on the future of the JDDJ will take place. Photo: University of Notre Dame/Barbara Johnston Ecumenical meeting in U.S. to follow up on Joint Declaration on Doctrine of Justification Notre Dame consultation to discuss impact and implications for five Christian world communions (LWI) - Leaders of five Christian World Communions meet at the Catholic University of Notre Dame in the United States next week to discuss the…
