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Lighting candles together. People of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, Spain, where faith-based organizations urged decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Praying and acting for climate justice in the months until COP26

Commitment to a responsible attitude towards our planet 

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24 Nov 2020
Participants in the 2019 LWF Peace Messengers training workshop in Tallinn, Estonia. LWF/S. Kit
1 Dec 2020

Youth as Agents of Change

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Children from four Lutheran Schools in Liberia take part in a demonstration to stand against all forms of violence. Photo: LCL/ Linda Johnson Seyenkulo
26 Nov 2020

Transforming Masculinity Webinar

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Ahead of a summit in Saudi Arabia, Christian leaders write to the heads of G20 countries urging them to take action on debt relief and financial restructuring. Photo: Unsplash/Kyle Glenn

Appeal to G20: address debt crisis and save lives

Christian leaders call for tax reforms and debt relief ahead of G20 summit in Saudi Arabia

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19 Nov 2020
Crowds of demonstrators gathered in Warsaw to protest the Constitutional Court ruling on tightening the country’s abortion law. Photo: Jakub Zabinski (CC-BY-SA) 

Poland’s bishops call for dialogue with protesters

Ruling of Constitutional Court sparks largest protests since 1980s 

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16 Nov 2020
Young people, empowered to advocate for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Small-scale climate justice projects: Call to youth in member churches

Empowering young people to advocate for climate justice

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Churches
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13 Nov 2020
LWF project manager in Nepal, Gautam Yagya, briefs a local community about the LWF COVID-19 response during a handover of medical equipment at Morang hospital, Nepal. Photo: LWF Nepal

Empowering faith actors as gender justice advocates

Women’s Human Rights Advocacy Training offers practical support to those advocating for change at grassroots level

Unity
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13 Nov 2020
Lighting candles together. People of faith gather in a “Prayer for the Rainforest” as part of the Cumbre Social por el Clima, on the fringes of COP25 in Madrid, Spain, where faith-based organizations urged decision-makers to take action for climate justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
22 Nov 2020

Online prayer for climate justice

Unity
Theology
Climate
Event
Four years ago, Hungary and Iceland played against each another in the European Championships. The match which took place in Marseille, France, ended in a 1:1 draw. Photo: Photo: Ben Sutherland (CC-BY)

Football bridges culture, nations, and religions

Hungarian and Icelandic bishops share joint video message for football play-off

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12 Nov 2020

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