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Rev. Dr Panti Filibus Musa © LWF/H. Putsman Penet

LWF DMD Director Panti Filibus Musa Accepts Call as Diocesan Bishop in Nigeria

General Secretary Junge Grateful for Outstanding Leadership with Passion for the Church

News
30 Jan 2013
Ms Marjut Lukkarinen from Finland (left) and Rev. Daniela Schwimbersky from Austria, in a discussion at the diakonia workshop in Odessa. © LWF/Anli Serfontein

Lutheran Diaconal Workers Define a Holistic Framework for Diakonia in Europe

“Conviviality” Concept to Guide Approaches in Diverse Contexts

Churches
News
25 Jan 2013
Members of the LWF Committee for World Service and a local staff person observe a fuel-efficient stove made from local materials at Ah Si Ka Lay village, southern Myanmar. © LWF Myanmar/Wyne Sandy Myint

LWF Support to Households in Myanmar Strengthens Community Participation

Committee for World Service Visits Projects, Approves Global Strategy

News
24 Jan 2013

LWF Encourages Churches in India to Support Calls for Gender Justice

Junge’s Open Letter Emphasizes Need to Break Silence over Violence against Women

News
15 Jan 2013
Lutheran, Catholic and Mennonite representatives at the first meeting of the trilateral dialogue in Rome. © Eleanor Miller

First Trilateral Ecumenical Dialogue Begins Discussions on Baptism

Lutherans, Mennonites and Catholics Meet in Rome

News
19 Dec 2012
LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan (right) addressing the UNHCR Dialogue meeting with faith leaders, on the left is LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge. © LWF/Peter Williams

LWF Plays Prominent Role in UN Refugee Work

UNHCR Gathers Religions and States to Dialogue on Faith and Protection

News
18 Dec 2012
(Left to right) UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres, LWF General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge and LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan at the Dialogue on Faith and Protection. © LWF/Peter Williams

UN Dialogue on Faith and Protection Offers Concrete Suggestions

LWF Requested to Participate in Drawing Up a Code of Conduct for Religious Leaders

News
18 Dec 2012
Children holding hands in the Za'atri refugee camp. The LWF is present in Jordan supporting Syrian refugees with winter clothing, winterization of tents, prefabricated container houses and psychosocial support. © Magnus Aronson

2012 Christmas Greeting from the LWF President

Call on LWF Churches to Continue Commitment to Refugees and Other Displaced People

News
17 Dec 2012
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LWF Offers Prayerful Support Following Shooting at Connecticut School

Junge: “That God May Come as a Prince of Peace”

News
17 Dec 2012
LWF team member Patrick Kalubi examines a list of names at a food distribution center in Goma, DRC. © LWF DRC/Fred Otieno

Displaced DRC Families Want to Return Home but Security Is Not Guaranteed

LWF Distributes Food at IDP Sites

Sitting on a sack filled with clothes on the back of a truck, nine-year-old Faustin flashes a smile.

News
12 Dec 2012
Lutheran youth and ecumenical partners joined hundreds of demonstrators on 1 December for a climate march in Qatar to demand action at the COP 18 summit. © LWF/Sidney Traynham

Minimal Gains at Doha Climate Summit Call for Greater Church Action

LWF Delegation: Committed to Fight to Save ‘Our Future’

News
11 Dec 2012
Participants at the 3 December presentation of the Bible edition in Wittenberg included, (left to right) Dr Thies Gundlach (EKD), LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and Bishop emeritus Jobst Schöne (Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church). © BILD/Daniel Biskup

LWF President Younan: The Bible Is Not Just a Book for Christians

Launching of Special Edition of the Bible

News
05 Dec 2012

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