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LWF President Bishop Younan Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peace Work LWF President Bishop Younan Awarded Honorary Doctorate for Peace Work
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‘We want to be the life of the church’ Young Reformers Urge Ongoing Reformation during First Virtual Conference
Peru: Ecumenical Impulse to Dialogue in a Fragmented Society From Conflict to Communion Can Assist Healing Process
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LWF Haiti Program Continues Projects to Promote Sustainable Development, Environmental Protection after 2010 Earthquake Income Generating Schemes, Support to Most Vulnerable Groups