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New publication introduces Thirteenth Assembly and its theme
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27 Oct 2021
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27 Oct 2021
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Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge visits a community inhabited by Santal and Dalit (Musahar) people in Nepal. The community is supported by the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church and LWF World Service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Passion for the world: in conversation with Martin Junge
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27 Oct 2021
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27 Oct 2021
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A boy walks across a field in Adaba, Ethiopia, near an irrigation and soil conservation site built by the Lutheran World Federation in the 1970s. It remains an important resource for people in the area. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Climate crisis needs reset of global economic model
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26 Oct 2021
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26 Oct 2021
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LWF and partners call for leadership and immediate action for displaced people
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26 Oct 2021
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26 Oct 2021
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Rev. Martin Junge during a solidarity visit to Zimbabwe in March 2020. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson
Passion for the Church: in conversation with Martin Junge
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25 Oct 2021
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25 Oct 2021
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Bishop Johan Tyrberg, Diocese of Lund, Sweden, during a visit to the LWF Communion Office in Geneva, Switzerland, September 2021. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay
Lund: Celebrating “five years of a new friendship”
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22 Oct 2021
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22 Oct 2021
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At Ngam refugee camp, Cameroon, the LWF trains people in modern farming techniques. By keeping a strict ratio of how many seeds to sow per hectare and planting Cassava and Groundnut together, they can increase harvests and retain soil fertility over a longer time. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
LWF joins Climate and Environment Charter
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21 Oct 2021
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21 Oct 2021
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Members of the Synod of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland vote to ordain women. Photo: Agnieszka Godfrejów-Tarnogórska
Polish church votes to ordain women pastors
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20 Oct 2021
  • Theology
  • Gender
20 Oct 2021
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Young people attending COP25 in Madrid, Spain, in 2019. The slogan “#TimeForAction is now” has not lost its urgency. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
COP26: Thirty-two young people to represent LWF at climate summit
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20 Oct 2021
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20 Oct 2021
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