“Conviviality” Concept to Guide Approaches in Diverse Contexts
A broad framework for an action plan on reforming community diakonia in the aftermath of the financial crisis affecting most of Europe since 2008 has been agreed by a core…
The General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Rev. Martin Junge, has offered the communion’s deepest sympathy to the families of the more than 230 young people who…
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has received “with surprise” today the news that Pope Benedict XVI intends to resign as head of the Roman Catholic Church on 28 February 2013.
A statement by Vatican Radio today said the pope had…
LWF General Secretary Junge Visits Destroyed Church Building in ELCT Diocese
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) leaders visiting the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) Eastern and Coastal diocese have affirmed the crucial…
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed gratitude to Pope Benedict XVI on his last day as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and noted that the Joint Declaration on the…
LWF Women’s Networks Support Struggle for Gender Justice
The World Day of Prayer (WDP), marked globally in many countries on the first Friday of March is a day for women worldwide to affirm that prayer and action are inseparable and both…
State Award Honors Bishop’s Contribution to the Country’s Development
Bishop Yuri Novgorodov of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan (ELCRK) says a special award he received from the country’s president is an…
LWF Supports Indigenous Communities’ Right to Land and Livelihoods
The road from the city of Arauca to the rural area of Betoyes in northeastern Colombia winds through pastures, rice plantations, some remnants of forest, small parcels of…
