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Deported Jews arrive at the concentration camp of Auschwitz / Birkenau / 1944. Credit: Fortepan / Lili Jacob

Asking forgiveness for the deportation of Hungary’s Holocaust victims

A reflection on asking forgiveness and the misuse of Christianity to spread hatred today

The deportation of Hungarian Jews started 75 years ago. Human beings, from infants to the elderly, were crowded into cattle cars…

Members of the Hungarian Interchurch Aid delegation and LWF staff visited Davudiya refugee camp near Dohuk, where more than 700 Christian, Yazidi and Muslim families live. Photo: ELCH Northern Diocese

Ecumenical witness among persecuted Iraqis

Hungarian church support for minorities and disadvantaged groups

“We must not abandon the persecuted Christians of Iraq and other countries,” says Hungarian Bishop Dr Tamas Fabiny, reflecting on a recent visit to a displaced people’s camp…

âSeeking Conviviality: Faithful Living in Diversifying Europeâ workshop participants, BalatonszÃ¡rszÃ³, Hungary. Photo: LWF/I. Lukas

‘People on the move’ strategy for diversity

LWF’s European churches to address the “climate of fear” in new program

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe recently launched a process to address the growing “climate of fear” around diversity across the…

North-East Mosul was occupied by the Islamic State. The population fled leaving behind destroyed houses, churches, schools and other buildings. Photo: Hungarian Interchurch Aid

A thriving church beside the devastation of war

Hungarian church leader reflects on Advent among Christians in Northern Iraq

(LWI) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH) supports persecuted Christians in Northern Iraq who are returning to the homes they forcibly fled nearly…