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JDDJ: Building bridges of reconciliation and theological understanding LWF General Secretary reflects on JDDJ twenty years on
Faith-based organizations are “uniquely placed to support” UN’s 2030 Agenda LWF General Secretary speaks at international conference in the Vatican on ‘Religions and the SDGs’
"You cannot be Christian without working hard for church unity" Msgr Matthias Türk reflects on two decades of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue
Nepal: Building better houses and promoting interfaith harmony Earthquake-resilient buildings and sustainable livelihoods, thanks to the LWF and IRW
Dutch pastor praises faith of refugee family The family spent 97 days inside a Protestant church before being granted right to remain in the Netherlands
LWF highlights value of interfaith collaboration with the United Nations World Interfaith Harmony Week: an opportunity to promote common human values
Churches in Poland call for tolerance after killing of Gdansk mayor Lutheran Bishop Samiec underscores actions that promote reconciliation
Deeply Committed to Christian unity A new LWF publication spells out six ecumenical commitments in relations with other churches
USA seminarians reflect on global ecumenism and reconciliation Iowa’s Wartburg seminary students visit LWF Communion Office
Youth in Taizé: Be builders of hospitality and hope LWF General Secretary sends message to young people at European Encounter in Madrid
Churches accompany ex-combatant communities through delicate peace process FARC ex-combatants live fragile peace in Colombia
Hospital in Naples marks half century of ‘open arms’ Villa Betania Evangelical Hospital provides care for poor and undocumented migrants