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A voice for peace following bombings in Indonesia LWF National Committee calls for peace and harmony after terrorist attacks
African pastors serving Lutherans in Thailand LWF Promoting cooperation between member churches in the Global South
An assembly the communion remembers with gratitude Looking back to the Twelfth LWF Assembly in Windhoek, Namibia
“Encourage the churches to be churches for others” Executive director Rev. Rolf Steffansson talks about the Mission of Felm
Rediscovering the meaning of democracy Global conference encourages churches to engage critically with exclusionary populism
Opening doors to Lutheran theological education LWF forms strategic advisory group on theological education and formation
Thailand: First Lutheran women ordained into ministry “Ordination is confirmation of women’s calling from God”
Paris agreement: “Don’t water it down” LWF calls for robust implementation of Paris Climate agreement
French churches push for gender equality at all levels Statement on balance and equity between women and men in the church endorsed
Lund cathedral to host first Catholic mass since reformation “Called to witness together to God’s grace in this world”
“See one another with new eyes” LWF and ecumenical partners present Lutheran-Catholic dialogue at Global Christian Forum
