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The Lutheran World Federation Council has elected Estonian theologian Rev. Anne Burghardt as the next General Secretary of the global communion of Lutheran churches. Photo: Erik Peinar
LWF elects Estonian Anne Burghardt as new General Secretary
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19 Jun 2021
  • Communion
  • Churches
19 Jun 2021
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LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
LWF President: “Be witnesses of radical hope”
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18 Jun 2021
  • Communion
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18 Jun 2021
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Thanks to collaboration between the LWF and IRW, locals have a fountain that provides safe drinking water. Photo: LWF/IRW
Three major faith-based organizations commit to Welcome the Stranger
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18 Jun 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
18 Jun 2021
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Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and its diaconal agency, the Development and Social Services Commission (DASSC), works with LWF World Service to provide food distribution and cooking demonstrations to pregnant and lactating displaced women in Mesobo IDP camp. Photo: EECMY/G. Tesfay
Strengthen partnerships for humanitarian action
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18 Jun 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
18 Jun 2021
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Erika Rodning from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (left) and Fernanda Zuñiga from the Lutheran Church in Chile (center) during a march through the streets of central Madrid as part of a public contribution to the United Nations climate meeting COP25, urging decision-makers to act for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Youth delegates observe negotiations on the road to COP26
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17 Jun 2021
  • Youth
  • Justice
17 Jun 2021
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Children demonstrate hand washing at Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. The LWF is the main implementer of education in the camp, and awareness-raising on hygiene is part of that work. The LWF has reinforced hygiene education to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the camp. Photo: LWF/P. Omagwa
World Refugee Day: Celebrating the gifts of refugees
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17 Jun 2021
  • Humanitarian
17 Jun 2021
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The peacebuilding work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia includes supporting ex-combatants to reintegrate into society. Sociologist Ana Eloísa Gómez, leading a workshop in San José de Leó, in the northwestern department of Antioquia, in 2018. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
A resource to strengthen churches’ engagement in exceptional times
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16 Jun 2021
  • Churches
  • Unity
16 Jun 2021
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LWF World Service director Maria Immonen and former Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Michel Roy at the signing of a 2016 Declaration of Intent in Malmö, Sweden, to step up cooperation on humanitarian action, advocacy and development. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux
Vatican visit to mark next step from conflict to communion
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16 Jun 2021
  • Humanitarian
  • Churches
16 Jun 2021
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LWF Council meeting, 2019: Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF Council to meet online, 18-23 June
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14 Jun 2021
  • Communion
  • Governance
14 Jun 2021
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