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LWF Vice-President Dr Gloria Rojas Vargas says 31 October is marked as a national holiday in Chile, dedicated to Evangelical and Protestant Churches. Photo: LWF

Responding to Jesus’ prayer that ‘all may be one’

Chilean theologian Rojas says joint Reformation commemoration resonates with local initiatives

(LWI) – Chilean theologian Rev. Dr Gloria Rojas is the LWF Vice-President for Latin America and the Caribbean. She shared with Lutheran…

Young women in a Peace Oasis computer workshop. Photo: LWF/ M. de la Guardia

Skills for a peaceful future

LWF Peace Oasis in Za’atari refugee camp offers hope for young refugees from Syria

(LWI) - “The LWF programs are useful because they help us to achieve our goals,” says Sumayah Hassan Al-Salem. The 19-year-old is a refugee from Syria and…

Participants in the LWF workshop at NgaoundÃ©rÃ©, Cameroon, included Rev. Mamadou T. Diouf (left), President of the Lutheran Church of Senegal. Photo: LWF/ David Adjia

Seeking innovative approaches to diaconal service

LWF facilitates workshop for churches in West Africa

(LWI) – Church representatives from West Africa said training workshops provided by The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) on innovative management of human resources for diaconal work…

The Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic churches will make a new commitment to jointly respond to human need around the world.

Joint press release: “Concrete action by Lutherans and Catholics in service of the world’s poor”

Press release issued by the Lutheran World Federation and Caritas Internationalis

Joint Lutheran-Catholic Commemoration in Sweden to highlight aid cooperation

The humanitarian and development arms of the Lutheran…

LWF Vice-President Bishop Dr Alex G. Malasusa believes the Joint Commemoration in Sweden will strengthen joint diaconal work by Catholics and Lutherans in Tanzania and the rest of Africa. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

A moment to reduce suspicion and strengthen common work

Africa Vice-President Bishop Alex Malasusa says Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration is a moment to experience God’s grace

(LWI) – Tanzanian Bishop Dr Alex G. Malasusa will be at the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the…

LWF climate justice advocate Sunemia Pranita Biswasi looks forward to witnessing an important step for Lutherans and Catholics. Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Indian climate justice activist to speak at Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration in Sweden

Pranita Biswasi seeks solidarity across generations for the sake of the planet

(LWI) - Indian climate justice activist Sunemia Pranita Biswasi will be one of the speakers at the first-ever Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the…

Lund mayor Lennart Prytz and Church of Sweden pastor Carl-Gustav AndrÃ©n look forward to Monday's joint commemoration. Photos: Maria LundstrÃ¶m

Making history again in a city of students and of ideas

Former Vice-Chancellor of Lund University Andrén and Lund Mayor Prytz share their excitement about the Joint Commemoration

(LWI) - Carl-Gustaf Andrén was in his mid-twenties when he attended the founding assembly of The Lutheran World…

LWF Vice-President for North America Bishop Susan Johnson: There was a time when I would have thought such an event was impossible. Photo: LWF/P. Mumia

A beacon of hope to the world today

Canadian National Bishop Johnson says Joint Commemoration affirms ecumenical and diaconal calling

(LWI) – As she prepares to witness the historic Joint Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund and Malmö, the LWF Vice-President for North…

Bishop Johan Tyrberg (photo: Camilla Lindskog), Rev. Lena SjÃ¶strand, Father Johan LindÃ©n. Photos: Maria LundstrÃ¶m

Lund Catholic and Lutheran church leaders anticipate historic commemoration of the Reformation

Hope for renewed ecumenical initiatives

(LWI) –A historic Catholic-Lutheran commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation will draw international attention on 31 October to the medieval city of Lund, with its magnificent…

Kurt Cardinal Koch (President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity), Bishop Munib Younan (President of the Lutheran World Federation), Pope Francis, Reverend Dr Martin Junge (General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation) lead the joint commemoration in Lund Cathedral. Photo: Church of Sweden/Magnus Aronson

Press release: Rediscovering who we are in Christ

Historic Joint Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund Cathedral

(LWI) – Pope Francis and the General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation Rev. Dr Martin Junge jointly preached on the gospel of the true vine (John 15:1-5) during…

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