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LWF President Bishop Munib A. Younan (right) attending the prayer for peace in the Middle East at the Vatican. Photo: Osservatore Romano

“We need a miracle. We need peace”

LWF President Bishop Munib A. Younan Reflects on Prayer for Peace in the Middle East

(LWI) - On 8 June 2014, Pentecost Sunday, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan joined the prayer for peace in the Middle East with Pope Francis, Israeli…

Participants in the LWF European Regionsâ Conference in Rome, Italy. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus

Impulses from New Media in European Lutheran Churches, But for Some, War Is a Reality

LWF Vice-Presidents Reflect on Hopes and Challenges in Church and Society

(LWI) - “Listening, Serving, Empowering-Being Church in a Transforming Europe,” was the theme of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) European Regions’ Conference,…

Participants at the panel discussion on the 2017 Reformation anniversary. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus

Jubilee of Lutheran – Catholic Dialogue Is a Time to Express Hope

PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference

(LWI) – Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical way of remembering conflicts…

ELCI Dean Heiner A. Bludau speaks at the LWF European regionsâ conference. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus

European Lutherans Express Solidarity with Italian Church for ‘Welcoming the Stranger’

Message from LWF Regional Church Conference

(LWI) – Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe have expressed their solidarity with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (ELCI) for its committed…

The Piazza Martin Lutero constitutes an ecumenical witness in the daily life of residents and visitors to Rome, says Lutheran pastor Rev. Jens-Martin Kruse (right), who witnessed the inauguration of the public square with hundreds of parish members including Rev. Per Edler (left) of the Swedish-speaking congregation. Photo: Silke Kruse

Piazza Martin Lutero in Rome, a reminder to care for the poor

An important ecumenical witness for Christians

(LWI) – Rome’s new Piazza Martin Lutero is not only a sign that Lutherans are welcome in the cosmopolitan Italian city but a reminder of Luther’s call for Christians to proclaim the gospel…

Representatives of the five churches who signed the JDDJ in Rome. Photo: LWF

“Healing the wounds in the body of Christ”

Five signatories of JDDJ to discuss implications for church life

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU), as well as the Methodist, the Reformed and the Anglican…

Bishop Ulrich and Pope Francis during the audience in the Vatican. Photo: VaticanPress

“A momentum which is irreversible”

German Lutherans meet LWF member church and Pope Francis in Italy

(LWI) - "We have experienced a lot of encouragement for the ecumenical journey of Lutherans and Catholics worldwide," the chairman of the…

The âOspedale Evangelico Betaniaâ in Naples, Italy. Photo: Michele Attanasio

Hospital in Naples marks half century of ‘open arms’

Villa Betania Evangelical Hospital provides care for poor and undocumented migrants

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (CELI), a member of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has been…

Cordelia Vitiello is a member of the LWF Council, representing Central and Western Europe. Her home church is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy where she is actively engaged in the diaconal and social work. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Hands-on, heart-felt commitment

Interview with LWF Council member Cordelia Vitiello, Italy

(LWI) – “You have to keep a lot of things in mind if you really want to help people,” says Cordelia Vitiello, who is greatly involved in the diaconal work of her church, the…