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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
‘What unites us is stronger than what divides us’ GENEVA, 2 February 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and General Secretary Rev.
Press Release: Joint Ecumenical Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Younan and General Secretary Junge to lead October event
ELCA students visit LWF model village in Haiti (LWI) – Students of the US-based Luther College have taken in the sights and stories of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Model village in Gressi
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
"Every single one counts under God's reign” “… If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of t
Human Rights Day: the long struggle to protect human rights in Colombia Human Rights Day throws light on abuses in Colombia
Human Rights Day: Working for justice in Nicaragua How a youth network changes society in Central America
AIDS: Churches work across local networks in Latin America and Caribbean GENEVA, 1 December 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), through the
500 trees, 500 faces for the Reformation anniversary An opportunity to learn about the Lutheran Costa Rican Church
Church-led peace march brings cessation of violence in El Salvador Salvadoran Lutheran Church leads peace initiative