Long-standing member of Lutheran–Roman Catholic Commission on Unity passes away
Professor Turid Karlsen Seim died in Oslo on 3 November 2016 at the age of 71 after an 18 month battle with cancer. She was born on 8 October 1945 in Bergen,…
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge addresses Church of Norway synod
(LWI) – “I don’t think there ever was a better time to be the church, announcing boldly and joyfully that core message which we know so well,” said The Lutheran World…
(LWI) – The Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation co-hosted by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Catholic Church in Lund Cathedral and Malmö Arena on 31 October last year has inspired further ecumenical steps in Lund…
Commemorating the Reformation Anniversary in Iceland
(LWI) The Commemoration of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland (ELCI) began with a sharp focus on two women of the Reformation. The…
More than 400 young people join Living Reformation project
(LWI) Young Reformer and theology student Arkadiusz Raszka (26) from The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland is leading a Living Reformation project that has…
WICAS meeting of bishops and women in church leadership
(LWI) – “We owe great respect and a debt of gratitude to the women who were the first to move into leading positions.” This was the unanimous opinion of women bishops and church…
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) invites churches and congregations to make use of an order of worship prepared for LWF Reformation Sunday 2017 during services held on or around Reformation Day.
An interview with LWF General Secretary Martin Junge about the Reformation anniversary
These weeks many member churches of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) are preparing for a high point of their commemoration of the 500th Anniversary…
