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Ehrenamtliche Mitarbeiterin bei der Schülerbetreuung in Österreich

Welcoming churches for thousands “outside the gates of Europe”

Austrian Protestant schools offer study places

GENEVA, 16 September 2015 (LWI)—The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe continue to advocate for and extend hospitality to thousands of asylum seekers fleeing into the…

Bishop Michael BÃ¼nker from the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria explains the church's position regarding Austrian parliament's Good Friday decision. Photo: ECACA/Uschmann

Public holiday on Good Friday abolished in Austria

Lutherans say decision follows “economic interests” and “has broken a public promise”

(LWI) – The Austrian parliament has abolished Good Friday as a public holiday, a decision which affects members of the Evangelical Churches of the…

UN Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres during a briefing on COVID-19 at WHO headquarters in Geneva. 24 February 2020. UN Photo / Jean Marc FerrÃ©

COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

Prayers, solidarity with victims of Vienna attack

LWF General Secretary sends message of support to Austrians coping with “senseless loss of life”

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) stands in solidarity with Austrians mourning the deaths of four people killed in a terror attack…

The Rt. Rev. Emmanuel Murye, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Kajo â Keji, South Sudan, talks to South Sudanese refugees in Uganda during in a road drive campaign with LWF to inform them about COVID-19 and hygiene measures. Photo: LWF/ K. Logi

Dealing with COVID-19 in a faith context

Webinar explores "Dialogue despite distance" in exceptional times

(LWI) - "COVID-19 has become something like a magnifying glass that has exposed the state of some of the seams that hold together the fabric of human life and relationships…

'We all belong here,’ reads a printout at the entrance to a counselling center of Diakonie Austria for Ukraine refugees in Vienna, Austria. Photo: LWF/A. Hillert

Theology and practical action to support Ukrainian refugees

A visit to a Counselling Center for Ukrainian refugees in Vienna highlights need for churches to respond holistically to war and conflict

(LWI) - A thousand days on, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left over 14 million…

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Welcoming churches for thousands “outside the gates of Europe”

Austrian Protestant schools offer study places

Public holiday on Good Friday abolished in Austria

Lutherans say decision follows “economic interests” and “has broken a public promise”

COVID-19: LWF joins global UN appeal to help the most vulnerable

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic

Prayers, solidarity with victims of Vienna attack

LWF General Secretary sends message of support to Austrians coping with “senseless loss of life”

Dealing with COVID-19 in a faith context

Webinar explores "Dialogue despite distance" in exceptional times

Theology and practical action to support Ukrainian refugees

A visit to a Counselling Center for Ukrainian refugees in Vienna highlights need for churches to respond holistically to war and conflict

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