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Meeting in Wittenberg, German and Tanzanian Lutheran church leaders stated their commitment to ongoing mutual conversations and exchange. Photo: VELKD/Gundolf Holfert

German and Tanzanian Lutheran leaders affirm mutual solidarity

Wittenberg meeting on “Reformation and One World”

Communion
Churches
News
11 Mar 2016
Visiting France in early March, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan, called for a new, concerted effort to renew global commitment to confront the destructive cultural impulses of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Global conflict risks escalating extremism, LWF President warns in France

Churches must strengthen robust moderation in society

Unity
Governance
News
10 Mar 2016
Europe faces the opportunity of doing theology across religious traditions in a shared university context, says Prof. Oddbjørn Leirvik. Photo: LWF/L. Gano

A new religious reality for academic theology in Europe
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Prof. Oddbjørn Leirvik

Unity
Theology
Blog
08 Mar 2016
Radeer Attawil's story is one of many featured this year in celebration of International Women's Day. Photo: LWF/ Jerusalem

International Women's Day 2016

GENEVA, 8 March 2016 --International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March represents an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the social

Theology
Communion
Gender
News
08 Mar 2016
Participants in an LWF-facilitated project management workshop for the Lutheran Church in Cambodia. Photo: Sally Lim

Join diaconal workers sharing good project management practice

GENEVA, 9 March 2016 (LWI) - Today, more lay people are involved in the day-to-day running of church projects, accountability is impr

Churches
News
07 Mar 2016
Radeer Attawil at her work station in Beit Hanina. Photo: LWF/ Jerusalem
8 Mar 2016

International Women's Day 2016

Theology
Gender
Event
The Catholic-Lutheran commemoration in Lund, Sweden, is an important opportunity for Catholics and Lutherans to remember that the reconciliation to which God calls them is for the unity of the Church of Christ and of the world. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

‘What unites us is stronger than what divides us’

GENEVA, 2 February 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and General Secretary Rev.

Unity
Theology
News
04 Feb 2016
LWF member churches run proejcts that affirm the economic and social well-being of people across the globe. Photo: LWF
10 Mar 2016

Virtual Conference on Diakonia

Churches
Event
Archbishop Dr Antje Jackelén speaks during the 2016 Council meeting.  Photo: LWF/Marko Schoeneberg.
15 Jun – 21 Jun 2016

LWF Council 2016

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