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Deep gratitude to Polish church for refugee support Junge: LWF churches share the vocation of serving people in need
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Join diaconal workers sharing good project management practice GENEVA, 9 March 2016 (LWI) - Today, more lay people are involved in the day-to-day running of church projects, accountability is impr
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Press Release: Joint Ecumenical Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Younan and General Secretary Junge to lead October event
Press Release: A joint Catholic-Lutheran “Common Prayer” for 500 years of Reformation GENEVA/VATICAN CITY, 11 January 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU