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Children play in the destroyed suburbs in Aleppo. Photo: LWF/ R. Schlott
LWF and Caritas to support people in Syria
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31 Oct 2019
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31 Oct 2019
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Worship service to mark the 20th anniversary of the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, at Geneva cathedral, in June 2019. The liturgy from that service will be used in Reformation Day services world wide today. Photo: LWF/ A. Hillert
Churches mark JDDJ anniversary on Reformation Day
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31 Oct 2019
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31 Oct 2019
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Fadia Fteina, nurse at the Augusta Victoria Hospital and organizer of a spontaneous collection for cancer medication, announces the amount collected so far. Photo: LWF Jerusalem
Palestinians collect for AVH
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30 Oct 2019
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30 Oct 2019
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Augusta Victoria Hospital aerial view. Photo: LWF/M.Renaux
Augusta Victoria Hospital board calls for immediate solution to critical financial situation
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29 Oct 2019
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29 Oct 2019
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Professor Veli-Matti KaÌrkaÌinnen replies to a response panel to a paper of his. Gathered in Addis Ababa from 23-27 October 2019, Lutherans from across the globe join in consultation under the theme of 'We believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran Identities'. Hosted by the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, the consultation is the first phase of a study process on Lutheran identities. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Discerning the work of the Spirit in the Lutheran communion
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29 Oct 2019
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29 Oct 2019
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Congregants gather in prayer at the Finfinne Oromo Mekane Yesus Congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus on the first Sunday following the unrest in Ethiopia, which also affected Mekane Yesus members directly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Ethiopian church calls for sustainable peace
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28 Oct 2019
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28 Oct 2019
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Finnish Archbishop Tapio Luoma . Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
Finnish church: an integral part of society
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25 Oct 2019
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25 Oct 2019
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A vibrant performance by the Yetsedik Tsehay choir of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus set the stage, as the consultation ’We believe in the Holy Spirit: Global Perspectives on Lutheran Identities'  opened. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
The church: Always local and always universal
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24 Oct 2019
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24 Oct 2019
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Rev. Nicolau Nascimento de Paiva (left of photo) together with other ecumenical delegates to the Vatican Synod in front of St Peter’s Basilica. Photo: Robert FLOCK
Brazilian Lutheran pastor addresses Vatican Synod
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23 Oct 2019
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23 Oct 2019
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