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Bishop Atahualpa Hernández Miranda of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia Photo: LWF/A. Hillert
Colombia: from pioneers to peacemakers
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19 Jul 2024
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19 Jul 2024
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Council members during the June 2024 meeting near Geneva in Switzerland. The LWF governing body decisions included approval of various working groups to support the communion’s work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
New study group on theologies of the cross for the 21st century
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18 Jul 2024
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18 Jul 2024
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Marianna, anthropologist and psychologist, associate of Grupa Granica social movement. Photo: Private
Tales from the forest on the Polish-Belarus border
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17 Jul 2024
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17 Jul 2024
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Bishop Fredrick Onael Shoo from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania’s (ELCT) Northern Diocese. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Twenty-years of tree-planting for a sustainable future
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16 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
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Staff and volunteers of the LWF-supported Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio in Bolzano, Italy. The association provides emergency accommodation and finds job opportunities for women migrants and refugees. Photo: Schutzhütte B1 Rifugio
Italy: Shelter for migrants on the brink of homelessness
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12 Jul 2024
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12 Jul 2024
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Acholi Kids performing during the World Peace Day 2023 celebrations in Lamwo. Photo: LWF/ Victor Wahome
Dancing for peace in Uganda
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11 Jul 2024
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11 Jul 2024
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LWF Council members in a discussion, during the June 2024 meeting at Chavannes-de-Bogis near Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
New study group on peace and reconciliation in war contexts
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11 Jul 2024
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11 Jul 2024
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The Al-Ahli Anglican Hospital in Gaza. Photo: Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
Statement: Hospitals in conflict zones must be protected
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10 Jul 2024
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10 Jul 2024
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Elena Cedillo, LWF Program Executive for Climate Justice, on a panel together with Elisa Morgera, UN special rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change, speaking on “A Human Rights and Ethical Perspective on Non-economic Loss and Damage in the Context of Climate Change.” Photo: Private
Churches are firsthand witnesses to climate change
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10 Jul 2024
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10 Jul 2024
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