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Trilateral Conversation publishes final report on baptism “Increased mutual understanding and cooperation” while growing together in faith
COVID-19: Female leadership and livelihood opportunities in Myanmar Tailoring enterprises in Rakhine state promote female leadership, solidarity and social cohesion
LWF publication on “Transformative Readings of Sacred Scriptures” available in German Joint Christian-Muslim study of sacred texts offers new insights to interfaith dialogue
COVID-19: Keeping in contact and breaking new ground Rapid Response Fund: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia uses more technical facilities in church life and worship
More than 77 million Lutherans in 148 LWF member churches Global statistics show an average increase of nearly 2 million church members in two years
LWF Statements to the 44th Human Rights Council Advocacy for human rights in Guatemala, Palestine, and of migrants and indigenous populations
COVID-19: Being church in times of Coronavirus Voices from the Communion: A message from the President of the Lutheran church in Ethiopia
COVID-19: Youth “frontline warriors” in relief efforts Rapid Response Fund:Infection rate on the rise in India, Lutheran churches respond
Preserve Hagia Sophia as a shared heritage, LWF urges Turkey Letters to President Erdoğan and Ecumenical Patriarch emphasize significance of “a publicly shared space”
Being Lutheran: Exploring the Spirit at work in the world First monthly webinar in a series on LWF study process
