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In the wake of the church bombings in Surabaya, young people from the LWF member churches in Indonesia came together and lit 1000 candles, as a symbol of their solidarity with those affected, and also to push back terrorism in all forms. The youth pray that peace will prevail in Indonesia. Photo: National Committee of the LWF in Indonesia
A voice for peace following bombings in Indonesia
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16 May 2018
  • Justice
  • Governance
16 May 2018
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A Laotian woman with a piglet provided by the LWF. Photo: LWF
Growing vegetables, raising livestock in Laos
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16 May 2018
  • Humanitarian
16 May 2018
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An olive tree, symbolizing peace, in Jerusalem. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
Call for de-escalation of violence in the Holy Land
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14 May 2018
  • Justice
  • Governance
14 May 2018
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Malagasy Lutheran Church representatives: overseas mission coordinator Rakotondramiadana Holiharifetra, vice president Rev. Andrianjafy Octave Benil, and pastor Rev. Ravaka Ratovohery. Photo: LWF/P. Lok
African pastors serving Lutherans in Thailand
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14 May 2018
  • Churches
14 May 2018
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10 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: Bishop Ernst Gamxamub from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia distributes bread during Holy Communion at the opening worship of the Lutheran World Federation's Twelfth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
An assembly the communion remembers with gratitude
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10 May 2018
  • Communion
10 May 2018
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Rev. Rolf Steffansson. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
“Encourage the churches to be churches for others”
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9 May 2018
  • Churches
9 May 2018
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Pröpstin Astrid Kleist (left ) and Prof. Dr Puleng LenkaBula (center) in discussion during the conference in Berlin. Photo: LWF/ A. Weyermüller
Rediscovering the meaning of democracy
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8 May 2018
  • Unity
  • Theology
8 May 2018
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Members of the LWF Theological Education and Formation advisory group stand before the Lund Cross in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Opening doors to Lutheran theological education
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7 May 2018
  • Communion
  • Churches
7 May 2018
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A woman nurses her child in the shade of a tree trunk in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Photo: Magnus Aronsson/ Church of Sweden
Paris agreement: “Don’t water it down”
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2 May 2018
  • Climate
2 May 2018
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