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Malagasy Lutheran Church representatives: overseas mission coordinator Rakotondramiadana Holiharifetra, vice president Rev. Andrianjafy Octave Benil, and pastor Rev. Ravaka Ratovohery. Photo: LWF/P. Lok
African pastors serving Lutherans in Thailand
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14 May 2018
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14 May 2018
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10 May 2017, Windhoek, Namibia: Bishop Ernst Gamxamub from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia distributes bread during Holy Communion at the opening worship of the Lutheran World Federation's Twelfth Assembly. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
An assembly the communion remembers with gratitude
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10 May 2018
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10 May 2018
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Rev. Rolf Steffansson. Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay
“Encourage the churches to be churches for others”
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9 May 2018
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9 May 2018
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Pröpstin Astrid Kleist (left ) and Prof. Dr Puleng LenkaBula (center) in discussion during the conference in Berlin. Photo: LWF/ A. Weyermüller
Rediscovering the meaning of democracy
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8 May 2018
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8 May 2018
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Members of the LWF Theological Education and Formation advisory group stand before the Lund Cross in the chapel of the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Opening doors to Lutheran theological education
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7 May 2018
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7 May 2018
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A woman nurses her child in the shade of a tree trunk in Lalibela, Ethiopia. Photo: Magnus Aronsson/ Church of Sweden
Paris agreement: “Don’t water it down”
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2 May 2018
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2 May 2018
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Rev. Jongkolnee Sampachanyanon Sim receives the blessing from bishop Rt. Rev. Amnuay Yodwong. Photo: LWF/ P. Lok
Thailand: First Lutheran women ordained into ministry
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2 May 2018
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2 May 2018
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The UEPAL consistory meeting had a long discussion before adopting the statement. Photo: UEPAL/ Bernard Guillot
French churches push for gender equality at all levels
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1 May 2018
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1 May 2018
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Lund Cathedral, the 12th century cathedral owned by the Church of Sweden, founded in 1080 and consecrated in the 12th century. Photo: Albin Hillert/Church of Sweden
Lund cathedral to host first Catholic mass since reformation
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30 Apr 2018
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30 Apr 2018
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