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LWF President Bishop Younan to 2015 Council: we need to taste the hope that strips me of my selfishness. Photo: LWF/Helen Putsman
Lutherans called to “robust moderation” to counter extremism and offer hope
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18 Jun 2015
  • Communion
  • Governance
18 Jun 2015
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Members of the LWF Global Young Reformers' Network in Africa, plant a tree during a May 2015 visit to Majengo Lutheran Parish in Moshi, Tanzania. Photo: LWF/Allison Westerhoff
LWF welcomes Pope’s encouragement to tackle climate change
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18 Jun 2015
  • Unity
  • Climate
18 Jun 2015
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Dolma, a Tibetan refugee, runs a successful souvenir shop, with support from the LWF. Photo: C. Kastner
Having an identity, having a future
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18 Jun 2015
  • Humanitarian
18 Jun 2015
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Daniel Deba, president of the Dosseye seed production cooperative. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
Farming for the present, education for the future
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17 Jun 2015
  • Humanitarian
17 Jun 2015
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Caption: Kamla Edno and her five-day-old baby, Shahla Edno, at the Berseve 1 camp near the town of Zakho in northern Iraq in December 2014. The baby lies in a plastic crate used to store vegetables. Photo: LWF/ S. Cox
A vegetable crate for a cradle
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17 Jun 2015
  • Humanitarian
17 Jun 2015
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Nyaring, 13, South Sudanese refugee who came from Bor. LWF built her a house and provides her with school materials and cash. Photo: M. Renaux
A new family for orphans of conflict
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17 Jun 2015
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
17 Jun 2015
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Olga Tshiwewe (WCC), Iman Sandra Pertek (IRW) and Dr Elaine Neuenfeldt (LWF, from left) discuss during the side event on violence against women at the Human Rights Council. Photo: LWF/C.Kästner
Faith-based organizations issue statement at Human Rights Council
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17 Jun 2015
  • Gender
  • Justice
17 Jun 2015
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Christian and Muslim participants of the 2014 consultation in Germany, visiting the Hall of Peace in Münster, which commemorates the 1648 Treaty of Westphalia. Photo: Marion von Hagen
New LWF publication: “Religious Plurality and the Public Space”
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17 Jun 2015
  • Theology
  • Unity
17 Jun 2015
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IELCH Bishop Izani Bruch (left) sharing Holy Communion with Peruvian pastor Rev. Ofelia Dávila during the 2015 Latin American and Caribbean Leadership Conference in La Paz, Bolivia. Photo: Eugenio Albrecht
Junge’s recognition brings “joy and pride” to Chilean Lutheran church
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17 Jun 2015
  • Governance
17 Jun 2015
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