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News & Resources Lutherans worldwide join prayer for peace in Israel and Palestine Lutheran churches worldwide are heeding a unified call for peace prayers in Israel and Palestine on 17 October. 17 Oct – 23 Oct 2023 Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training 2023 “A catastrophe is imminent” Dr Fadi Atrash, the head of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, talks about how the war in the region affects patients from Gaza and t Poland: Holiday camps for Ukrainian refugee children In the tranquil settings of the Polish countryside, 177 Ukrainian child refugees found a brief sanctuary and a break from the war. Protecting civic space, enhancing gender justice Faith-based organizations discuss ways of responding to recent setbacks in the work of defending women’s human rights Israel and Palestine: Civilians must be protected, and hostages released In a statement released on 11 October, the LWF condemns all attacks by all parties on civilians in Israel and Palestine, expresses grave conce ‘Journeys from the Crossroads’ of studying and living theology In this new publication, a group of current LWF scholarship holders share insights from their respective contexts,… World Mental Health Day In the midst of escaping conflict, navigating uncertainty, and coping with the absence of familiar social networks during emergencies, the mental w Statement: Avert war in the Middle East LWF is deeply concerned about escalating violence and conflict in the Holy Land and calls on leaders in Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint, Hungary: from parish pastor to LWF vice president In this Voices from the Communion, Presiding Bishop Tamás Fabiny shares insights from the Budapest Assembly in the 1980s, to the recent global gath AVH receives funds but financial situation still vulnerable The Augusta Victoria Hospital has received vital funding from the United States Government but the hospital continues to struggle with financial st Maintaining unity, celebrating diversity: a new publication The new document on Lutheran identity is the fruit of a four-year process exploring the wide variety of languages, cultures, forms of worship, spir Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Press Room LWF's latest Press Releases, Media advisories, and other relevant materials for the Media. Learning Platform LWF Learning brings together educational resources and materials, structured by themes, in a clear and accessible way. The tool consists of courses and other resources and training materials that are offered through a variety of platforms. Archives The Archives preserve the institutional memory of the Lutheran World Federation.
Lutherans worldwide join prayer for peace in Israel and Palestine Lutheran churches worldwide are heeding a unified call for peace prayers in Israel and Palestine on 17 October.
“A catastrophe is imminent” Dr Fadi Atrash, the head of the Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, talks about how the war in the region affects patients from Gaza and t
Poland: Holiday camps for Ukrainian refugee children In the tranquil settings of the Polish countryside, 177 Ukrainian child refugees found a brief sanctuary and a break from the war.
Protecting civic space, enhancing gender justice Faith-based organizations discuss ways of responding to recent setbacks in the work of defending women’s human rights
Israel and Palestine: Civilians must be protected, and hostages released In a statement released on 11 October, the LWF condemns all attacks by all parties on civilians in Israel and Palestine, expresses grave conce
‘Journeys from the Crossroads’ of studying and living theology In this new publication, a group of current LWF scholarship holders share insights from their respective contexts,…
World Mental Health Day In the midst of escaping conflict, navigating uncertainty, and coping with the absence of familiar social networks during emergencies, the mental w
Statement: Avert war in the Middle East LWF is deeply concerned about escalating violence and conflict in the Holy Land and calls on leaders in Israel and Palestine to exercise restraint,
Hungary: from parish pastor to LWF vice president In this Voices from the Communion, Presiding Bishop Tamás Fabiny shares insights from the Budapest Assembly in the 1980s, to the recent global gath
AVH receives funds but financial situation still vulnerable The Augusta Victoria Hospital has received vital funding from the United States Government but the hospital continues to struggle with financial st
Maintaining unity, celebrating diversity: a new publication The new document on Lutheran identity is the fruit of a four-year process exploring the wide variety of languages, cultures, forms of worship, spir
