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LWF General Secretary Junge and Cardinal Koch Share their Views on Understanding of the Church Contributions to German Internet Project “2017 gemeinsam unterwegs”
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LWF Second Virtual Conference on Diakonia to Link Participants on September 18 Called to be Transformed and Transforming, Diakonia in Context
Indian Churches Plan Network of Female Lawyers Council advisor Busi Suneel About Actions to Address Violence Against Women
Across Generations without Fear or Different Status Council Looks at Youth Participation in the LWF Communion
Food Insecurity in South Sudan, as LWF Seeks More Financial Support for Intervention Poor Response to Funding Appeals for Refugees in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
Guyanese Church Secretary Goolsarran Reflects on the Reformation, Challenges Facing the ELCG Planting Trees as a Living Memorial to the Beginning of the Reformation
World Refugee Day 2014 World Service Director Hitzler Affirms LWF’s Solidarity with Families Torn Apart by Conflict