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Members of the ALICUM Steering Group during a meeting in Singapore. Photo: Lutheran Church in Singapore
28 Mar – 3 Apr 2025

Anglican-Lutheran Commission

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Participants at the JDDJ 25th anniversary conference at the Strasbourg Institute for Ecumenical Research. Photo: Anna Diebold

Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: 25 years on

Anglican, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist and Reformed churches mark 25th anniversary of historic agreement

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04 Feb 2025
Rev. Dr William G. Rusch. Photo: Yale Divinity School

Recalling the legacy of Rev. Dr William G. Rusch

LWF gives thanks for the work and witness of Rev. Dr William Rusch, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

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03 Feb 2025
Ecumenical guests at Vespers in the Rome Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls marking the close of Christian Unity week. Photo: A. Giuliani/CatholicPressPhoto

Journeying together towards the sources that have shaped our faith

Council of Nicaea anniversary not just about looking back but also about strengthening commitment to unity and witness

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28 Jan 2025
Baptismal font in Wittenberg, Germany. Photo: Unsplash, Tobias Schulz

Germany: Commemorating 500 years of the Anabaptist movement

Living in unconditional discipleship following Christ

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23 Jan 2025
Leaders of the five global Christian communions adhering to the JDDJ gather for the last consultation at the University of Notre Dame, USA, in March 2019. Photo: Peter Ringenberg/University of Notre Dame
29 Jan – 1 Feb 2025

Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification: 25 years and beyond

Unity
Theology
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Prof. Dirk Lange beside the Apostle’s tomb in the Roman Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls for the closing of the 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Photo: CatholicPressPhoto/A. Giuliani

Week of Prayer: Journey into the sources of our faith
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Rev. Prof. Dr Dirk Lange

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Blog
20 Jan 2025
Brother Guido and the other members of the Drafting Committee which prepared the materials for the 2025 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Photo: Bose Monastery

Week of Prayer: Shared Christian heritage of Nicaean Creed

Members of Italy’s Bose monastic community draw on 2025 Nicaea anniversary to prepare resources for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

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16 Jan 2025
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18 Jan – 25 Jan 2025

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025

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