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Ecumenical experts at an Anglican-Lutheran Society conference reflect on the need for humility and a critical self-examination on the path to Christian unity. Photo: Unsplash/Michaela Murphy

Seeking new directions on road to Christian unity

Anglican Lutheran Society conference on ‘Stumbling Blocks and Springboards: working together for reconciliation’

Unity
Theology
Communion
News
26 May 2021
Members of the international Lutheran-Orthodox Commission meeting with Archbishop Anastasios in Albania in 2019. All photos: N. Hoppe

Orthodox perspectives on path to church unity

Theologian, Dr Nathan Hoppe, on the church in Albania and the challenges of Lutheran-Orthodox dialogue

Youth
Unity
Theology
News
19 May 2021
The Lutheran World Federation supports internally displaced people in several regions of Ethiopia, through emergency response on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as well as long-term development and empowerment projects, to help build resilience and adapt communities’ lifestyles to a changing climate. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
25 May 2021

Climate change, Debt and COVID-19

Climate
Event
At the lagoon of Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador, water levels have dropped dramatically in the drought that is affecting the region. Here, where the water has receded hundreds of meters, a man carries a “cantaro” of water across the dry lagoon bed. The effect of climate changes in the Central American region are already extreme. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
29 Jun 2021

Dialogues to increase climate action - Session 4

Climate
Event
At the lagoon of Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador, water levels have dropped dramatically in the drought that is affecting the region. Here, where the water has receded hundreds of meters, a man carries a “cantaro” of water across the dry lagoon bed. The effect of climate changes in the Central American region are already extreme. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
27 May 2021

Dialogues to increase climate action - Session 3

Climate
Event
At the lagoon of Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador, water levels have dropped dramatically in the drought that is affecting the region. Here, where the water has receded hundreds of meters, a man carries a “cantaro” of water across the dry lagoon bed. The effect of climate changes in the Central American region are already extreme. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
26 May 2021

Dialogues to increase climate action - Session 2

Climate
Event
At the lagoon of Alegría, Usulután, El Salvador, water levels have dropped dramatically in the drought that is affecting the region. Here, where the water has receded hundreds of meters, a man carries a “cantaro” of water across the dry lagoon bed. The effect of climate changes in the Central American region are already extreme. Photo: LWF/Sean Hawkey
25 May 2021

Dialogues to increase climate action - Session 1

Climate
Event
Photo: Unsplash/Dan Edge
26 May 2021

Hope Speech, not Hate Speech

Theology
Justice
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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and Mr. Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, signed the Memorandum of Understanding. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Recommitted to protection and rights of refugees

LWF and UNHCR renew Memorandum of Understanding on closer cooperation in countries around the world

Humanitarian
News
04 May 2021

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