General Secretary Junge: “we need a faithful return to our deepest human identity”

(LWI) On occasion of the first Ecumenical Prayer for Creation on 1 September 2018 in Assisi, The…

Lutheran church in Saxony opposes violence and populism

(LWI) “It takes courage to counter the message of hate and mercilessness with a message of reconciliation, every time,” Rev. Dr Carsten Rentzing, the bishop of the…

Costa Rica church supports Nicaraguans fleeing conflict

(LWI) - With a transit shelter in the Costa Rican capital of San José, the Lutheran Costa Rican Church…

LWF General Secretary visits Nepal from 12-19 September

(LWI) "I have come to Nepal bearing in mind, in particular, one story,” observed Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge upon arrival in Kathmandu.…

Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrates 75 years

(LWI) - Song, dance, music and prayer filled the night in Laxmipur, Nepal on 14 September, as the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church…

New LWF member: Christ Lutheran Church in India

(LWI) - People struggling in poverty. Drug addicts. The unemployed. Those marginalised through no fault of their own or have fallen on hard times.

One of the newest members of the…

Voices from the Communion: LWF Council member Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo

(LWI) - Bishop Dr Jensen Seyenkulo leads the Lutheran Church in Liberia and is president of the Lutheran…

Lutheran church presents Pope with apple tree

(LWI) - “Let's make it so that love lives.”

With that simple message Pope Francis urged young Estonians to embrace a life of love at an ecumenical youth gathering in the Lutheran St…

Conference participants: “We affirm the LWF Gender Justice Policy”

(LWI) Female pastors, theologians, bishops and heads of departments of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) have held their first joint conference.

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“Churches have not been exempt from the impact of social polarization”

(LWI) - With the aim of equipping member churches to prevent or resolve conflict, the…