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A volunteer welcomes 40 people from Lebanon at Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday, January 29, 2018. Families and individuals will be living in different regions, depending on reception possibilities. Photo: Jean-Michel Hitter/FEP
Churches in France open “Humanitarian Corridors”
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20 Mar 2018
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
20 Mar 2018
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Prof. Dr Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr, on the right and Rev. Dr Sivin Kit, at his left, lecturest at the 17th International Theological Seminar, taking place in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: LWF
Reading the Bible with Luther in different cultural contexts
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19 Mar 2018
19 Mar 2018
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Refugees walking on the railways at the border between Hungary and Serbia. Photo: ELCH/ Zsuzsanna Horvath-Bolla
LWF General Secretary urges upholding of human rights
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14 Mar 2018
  • Humanitarian
  • Governance
14 Mar 2018
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Wittenberg city street. Photo: LWF / M. Renaux
LWF Center remains in Wittenberg after reformation anniversary
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13 Mar 2018
  • Communion
  • Churches
13 Mar 2018
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The assembly report can be downloaded on the LWF website. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
Report of Twelfth LWF Assembly published
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12 Mar 2018
  • Communion
12 Mar 2018
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A lie-in in front of the White House, organized by students in Washington after the school shooting in Florida, calls for more legislation on privately owned firearms. Photo: Lorie Shaull/ Flickr
ELCA Bishops stand with youth in addressing gun violence and school safety
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9 Mar 2018
  • Justice
  • Churches
9 Mar 2018
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LWF Communion Office staff participate in a workshop on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. The workshop followed the 2017 Assembly commitment to focus work on eliminating sexual and gender based violence. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Preventing sexual harassment in the office: from policy to practice
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8 Mar 2018
  • Theology
  • Gender
8 Mar 2018
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A refugee builds a traditional house in Moyo, northern Uganda. The country has been commended for its progressive refugee policy, allowing displaced people to settle and start a livelihood. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner
LWF urges UN members to support progressive refugee policies
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6 Mar 2018
  • Justice
  • Humanitarian
6 Mar 2018
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Earlier this year the Lund Cross, which was used at the joint commemoration in Lund in 2016, was installed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/M. Aronson
Visit of Pope Francis to the Ecumenical Centre will strengthen quest for unity
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2 Mar 2018
  • Communion
  • Unity
2 Mar 2018
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