Joint Working Group Begins Preparations for 2017 Liturgical Material
(LWI) Lutheran and Roman Catholic liturgists are a step closer to making available worship materials for joint ecumenical commemorations of the 2017 Reformation…
LWF Council Actions Seek Greater Engagement for Peace and Justice
(LWI) In addition to public statements and other actions taken at its 2013 meeting, the Council of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) adopted resolutions for LWF’…
(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has lauded the full communion of Canada’s Lutheran and Anglican churches, marked in an unprecedented Joint Assembly highlighting the…
LWF Supports Congolese Church Contribution to NGO Shadow Report
(LWI) Growing support from churches towards initiatives addressing sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is heightening…
(LWI) – Reconciliation between Lutherans and Mennonites initiated at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Eleventh Assembly has brought the two traditions closer on peace issues, says the…
Focus on Baptism in New Phase of Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue
KYOTO, Japan/GENEVA, 4 September 2013 (LWI) - Lutherans and Roman Catholics have entered a new phase of dialogue that focuses on discovering what kind of unity…
Thousands Attend National Church Gathering in Madagascar
(LWI) – Fifteen thousand women attended the 14th National Women’s Gathering of the Malagasy Lutheran Church (FLM) at the end of August in the central highlands city of Antsirabe,…
HELSINKI, Finland/GENEVA, 4 October 2013 (LWI) - Lutherans and Anglicans have begun a new series of conversations designed to strengthen relations and cooperation between the two…
Christian – Muslim Humanitarian Partnership Workshop Endorses Closer Cooperation
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has affirmed its commitment to closer collaboration with Muslim partners in humanitarian response, saying working…