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LWF Assistant General Secretary for Ecumenical Relations, Prof. Dr Dirk Lange joins other delegates for the opening of the Synod in the Vatican. Photo: CatholicPressPhoto/A. Giuliani

A vital Lutheran voice at the Vatican Synod

Assistant General Secretary Lange among 16 ecumenical delegates attending meeting on reform of Catholic Church

Unity
News
02 Oct 2024
What began as urgent aid during a national crisis has evolved into livelihoods and protection work. As LWF Uganda marks its 45th anniversary, its legacy is evident in the thriving communities it has helped rebuild. Photo: LWF Uganda

45 years of building resilience in Uganda

From Emergency Relief to Empowerment 

Humanitarian
News
01 Oct 2024
A teacher with her student. The Saturday school helps integrate refugee children into Hungarian schools, while maintaining their identity. Photo: ELCH

Hungarian Lutherans teach the language, foster integration

ELCH "Saturday school" builds connections between Ukrainian refugees and their hosts

Communion
Churches
News
30 Sep 2024
Speakers at the prayer breakfast in New York

Faith leaders call for global action against HIV/AIDS

Prayer breakfast highlights ongoing need for united global effort  

Justice
News
27 Sep 2024
A drummer group from Burundi was part of the dance competition. Photo: LWF/ M. Lukulu

10 years “Kakuma Got Talent”

Competition to showcase refugee talents in Kenya

Humanitarian
News
27 Sep 2024
Finnish theologian Dr Minna Hietamäki. Photo: LWF

Finland: searching for religious identity in a shifting society

Ecumenical scholar Dr Minna Hietamäki reflects on some cultural and religious trends in her country

Communion
Churches
Theology
News
27 Sep 2024
Participants of the 2024 Africa Lutheran Church Leadership Consultation (ALCLC) in Abuja, Nigeria.Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Africa: “In Christ, we are one body”

Leadership conference closes with call for unity in the body of Christ

Churches
Communion
News
27 Sep 2024
Group discussion and sharing among participants of the ALCLC in Abuja, Nigeria. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Africa: Perspectives for an inclusive, just and intergenerational church

Theological institutions promoting unity in Africa’s churches

Communion
Churches
News
26 Sep 2024
LWF President Bishop Henrik Stubkjær in Ilulissat, Greenland. Photo: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark

Greenland: a church and people in rapid transformation

Climate change, isolation and a disappearing indigenous way of life are among the challenges facing people in the world’s most northern territory&n

Communion
Churches
Climate
News
26 Sep 2024
Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year has claimed over 200 lives and displaced more than 200,000 people in Myanmar alone. Photo: NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team

Myanmar: LWF reassures churches after Typhoon Yagi

LWF has expressed deep sympathy and solidarity with Myanmar in the aftermath of the devastating Typhoon Yagi, and pledged support toward recovery e

Churches
News
26 Sep 2024
Participants in an LWF-supported youth project in El Salvador. Photo: Salvadoran Lutheran Church

2026 call for member church projects includes training

Churches invited to sign up for workshops on project design by 6 October 2024

Churches
News
25 Sep 2024
The communion sets are an expression of the LWF’s commitment to diaconal work, and the living faith, and meant to be used in services and festivities. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

LWF and Taizé: Crafting unity and hope from refugee camp sand

Symbol of diaconal and ecumenical commitment

Humanitarian
Communion
Unity
News
24 Sep 2024

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