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Pastor President Adita Torres Lescano of the Lutheran Church of Peru. Photo: LWF/P.Cuyatti
LWF sends condolences to church in Peru over loss of leader
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12 Aug 2020
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12 Aug 2020
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The Bavarian Bishop and EKD Council Chairperson Heinrich Bedford-Strohm (left) and the Chairperson of the Catholic German Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, exchanging a sign of peace during the service of reconciliation taking place in Hildesheim, Germany, in during the 2017 Reformation commemoration. Photo: epd/Jens Schulze
Germany: Lutheran and Catholic honored for their contributions to ecumenism
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12 Aug 2020
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12 Aug 2020
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Ralf Meister, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover speaks about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on church and society in Germany. Photo: Jens Schulze/Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover
COVID-19: New awareness of social cohesion growing in the crisis
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7 Aug 2020
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7 Aug 2020
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Hans-Jürgen Johnke (middle), Mission EineWelt staff working in El Salvador, hands over food and a canister for washing hands to members of the congregation in El Volcan. Photo: MEW
COVID-19: Support from partner churches immensely important
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6 Aug 2020
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6 Aug 2020
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The Lutheran Center in Tiaong, Quezon Province, a Lutheran Church in the Philippines ministry, gathers in April with social distancing. Photo: LCP
Being the church in times of COVID-19
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5 Aug 2020
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5 Aug 2020
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LWF’s humanitarian and development work in Ethiopia includes provision of potable water to communities displaced by drought or conflict. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF among organizations urging more time for UN panel on internal displacement
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4 Aug 2020
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4 Aug 2020
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Photo: Aaron Burden, Unsplash
Applications open for scholarships in theology, diakonia and development
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3 Aug 2020
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3 Aug 2020
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A brochure titled “The critical role of faith actors in national climate debate” published recently in English and Spanish explains the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) which are part of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change and the contribution faith actors can make. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF brochure: “The critical role of faith actors in national climate debate”
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31 Jul 2020
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31 Jul 2020
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The LWF Council votes for the Thirteenth Assembly to take place in Krakow, Poland. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert
Call for proposals: LWF Assembly logo and visual identity
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30 Jul 2020
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30 Jul 2020
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