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Appeal for peace in Cameroon after school attack LWF General Secretary calls for reconciliation after killing of children in Cameroon’s conflict-ridden western region
U.S. elections: Prayers for unity and peace LWF General Secretary assures ELCA members of prayers from around the global Lutheran communion
Debt cancellation: a moral imperative during pandemic LWF leader urges World Bank and IMF to consider impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable people and communities
Digitalization offers opportunities, raises theological questions European Church Leadership Consultation discusses times of transformation
Witness towards the world, among the people of the world LWF President addresses first online European Church Leadership Consultation
Being church in times of transformation First online Church Leadership Consultation takes place in Europe
Call for nominations for LWF General Secretary President Musa writes to heads of churches inviting them to identify candidates to lead the global communion
Preserve Hagia Sophia as a shared heritage, LWF urges Turkey Letters to President Erdoğan and Ecumenical Patriarch emphasize significance of “a publicly shared space”
LWF offers condolences to the Malagasy Lutheran Church MLC President David Rakotonirina passed away on 11 July
LWF urges Security Council to implement global ceasefire Junge urges UN to strengthen efforts to end armed conflicts and enable robust action against COVID-19 pandemic