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              Online Theology Course Deepens Engagement

              Share approaches to theology around the global communion

              Theology
              Governance
              Communion
              News
              08 Feb 2018
              LWF president Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa with participants after the joint worship. Photo: LWF/ I. Htun

              LWF president urges member churches to stand united in Myanmar

              Visits to churches, diakonal work in Myanmar

              Governance
              Churches
              Justice
              News
              07 Feb 2018
              Rev Robert Goyek Daga, in front of the millennium Cathedral that his church is building in the center of Garoua town. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner

              Diakonia and dialogue for peace

              Lutherans in Cameroon face Boko Haram terror and climate change

              Unity
              Climate
              Churches
              News
              06 Feb 2018
              Simo Peura, Lutheran bishop, of Lapua, and Teemu Sippo, Catholic bishop of Helsinki, (from left). Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

              Impressions from Catholic-Lutheran dialogue in Finland

              Church, Eucharist and Ministry “not church dividing issues”

              Unity
              News
              05 Feb 2018
              Herrens Veje is a Danish drama about the many facets of faith and meaning. Johannes Krogh (Lars Mikkelsen) is a dean in the church and a main character in the series. Elisabeth Krogh (Ann Eleonora Jørgensen) is his wife. Photo: DR1/Tina Harden

              Danish television series sparks discussion about faith and Christianity

              Approaching ethical discussion through popular culture

              News
              02 Feb 2018
              Refugees lose many things, but never their human rights: LWF and UNHCR visibility material at the panel discussion. Photo: LWF/ A. Danielsson

              Changing the media narrative on refugees

              Panel discussion on fair representation of refugees in news reporting

              Humanitarian
              News
              01 Feb 2018
              Aminatou Abubakar, president of the women’s association in Minawao refugee camp, speaks at a public event about the dangers of spontaneous and unassisted return to Nigeria. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner

              Security first for refugees from Nigeria

              LWF informs refugees in Cameroon about danger of unassisted return to Boko Haram occupied areas

              Humanitarian
              News
              30 Jan 2018
              Livelihoods and peace-building go hand in hand for this women’s group of widows who are now producing snacks to sell at the market. Photo: LWF/ S. Muis

              Building trust between refugees and hosts in Chad

              Returnees and host community members living and working together

              Justice
              Humanitarian
              News
              29 Jan 2018
              Prague. Protestants in the Czech republic raised half a million Czech crowns for women in the DRC. Photo: Roman Boed, creative commons

              Czech Protestants raise 18,000 EUR for rape survivors in DR Congo

              Support to Panzi hospital of Dr. Mukwege Foundation

              Communion
              Churches
              Gender
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              26 Jan 2018
              A group of LCCN women during the centennial of the church. Photo: LWF/ LCCN/ Felix Samari

              Lutheran Church of Christ calls for an end to violence in Nigeria

              High victim toll because of attacks on farmers

              Churches
              Justice
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              26 Jan 2018
              Students from LWF’s Angelina-Jolie school in Kakuma refugee camp with tablets in computer class. Photo: LWF

              Smart Communities in Kenya

              LWF Part of Cross-Sector Coalition Helping Refugee Settlements Go Digital

              Justice
              Humanitarian
              News
              25 Jan 2018
              Rev. Carlos A. Duarte preaching at the closing worship of the 2016 synod of IERP. Photo: IERP/Eugenio Albrecht

              Tribute to Rev. Carlos Duarte, Pastor President of the Evangelical Church of the River Plate

              A committed and caring leader

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              22 Jan 2018

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