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More than 250 migrants have drowned since the beginning of 2019 as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea to escape poverty and violence. Photo: Óglaigh na hÉireann
Lutherans in Italy call for compassion to end migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea
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22 Jan 2019
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  • Justice
22 Jan 2019
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María Ruth Sanabria, Colombian human rights defender. Photo: LWF Colombia
María Ruth Sanabria: 40 years of taking risks to defend the rights of others
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18 Jan 2019
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18 Jan 2019
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Participants in the Sibiu workshop were invited to create a map depicting “Who is moving to my country and why?” and “Who is leaving my country and why?” Photo: Ulla Siirto
Living together in times of fragmentation
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10 Jan 2019
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
10 Jan 2019
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The ‘Ospedale Evangelico Betania’ in Naples, Italy. Photo: Michele Attanasio
Hospital in Naples marks half century of ‘open arms’
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19 Dec 2018
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  • Churches
19 Dec 2018
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North-East Mosul was occupied by the Islamic State. The population fled leaving behind destroyed houses, churches, schools and other buildings. Photo: Hungarian Interchurch Aid
A thriving church beside the devastation of war
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12 Dec 2018
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  • Communion
12 Dec 2018
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A crop of jatropha, an oil fruit used for biofuel production in central Mozambique. Photo: Justa Paz
Nothing to extract from the golden oil fruit
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10 Dec 2018
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  • Justice
10 Dec 2018
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The CCME and CEC representatives presented the Christmas statement to First Vice-President of the European Parliament Mairead McGuinness in Brussels. Photo: CEC/Naveen Qayyum
European church leaders call for welcome of migrants in Christmas statement
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4 Dec 2018
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  • Unity
4 Dec 2018
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A group of participants in LWF's transformative education program for freed Haliyas in Baitadi, Nepal. Photos: LWF Nepal
From silent humiliation to advocacy for social change
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28 Nov 2018
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  • Theology
28 Nov 2018
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Rescue teams work to save people stranded after severe flooding in Kerala, India. Photo: Shishir Kurian/CSI
Act now to avoid climate catastrophe, faith groups urge
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21 Nov 2018
  • Humanitarian
  • Climate
21 Nov 2018
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