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Planting trees has become part of church life in ELCT: (from the right) Bishop Fredrik Shoo, Rev. Faustine Kahwa, Rev. Solomon Massawe and students attending confirmation classes preparing for a tree planting in Tanzania's Northern Diocese. Photo: ELCT

A passion for creation

Fredrick Shoo: the bishop who plants trees

(LWI) – The glaciers are melting, and the snow is retreating at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. As he was observing this from his doorstep at the foot of the mountain, which is a landmark…

Zikhai Suela from Mpengo Village shows the water filters and gallons distributed by LWF. Photo: LWF/B. Khanal

“We see so much more hope”

Mozambique emergency response after cyclone “Idai” successfully completed

(LWI) - “Our life is better now,” says Francisco Thuboy Mauguese, a farmer who lives together with his wife and six children in Muchambonha village. He is one of…

One of the photos in the exhibition, showing sunrise in Bauko, Mountain Province, Philippines. Photo: Johanan Celine Valeriano

“The wisdom of God woven into the fabric of creation”

Ecumenical partners launch photo exhibition on the Bible and biodiversity in New York and Geneva

(LWI) - On the eve of the Climate Action Summit in New York, four ecumenical organizations are launching a photo exhibition on the Bible and…

Photo: On the eve of the Climate Action Summit in New York, churches are calling for immediate action to address the climate emergency. ACT/Joanna Patouris

As Climate Summit begins, Churches Call for Action Now!

Deep seated transformation needed to address climate emergency

(LWI) – As states gather at the United Nations for the Climate Action Summit, taking place on 23 September, the…

Rev. JosÃ© Pilar Ãlvarez Cabrera (ILUGUA) has been receiving threats since the night of September 7. Photo: Nelton Rivera Community Press

Threats against Guatemalan church leader

LWF and ecumenical organizations stand in solidarity

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with other ecumenical partners, has “expressed deep concern” over recent threats against a Lutheran pastor and human rights…

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeus I, leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christians in the world, was awarded the plaque of St. Eric's by Archbishop Antje JackelÃ©n. Photo: Magnus Aronson /Ikon

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew honored by Church of Sweden

Commitment to religious freedom, human rights, refugee needs and care for creation

(LWI) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I has received the Plaque of St Erik for his commitment to religious freedom, human rights and care for creation…

Students from schools in the West Bank take part in the August 2019 training workshop on environmental leadership. Photo: Adrainne Gray

Preparing young Palestinians to care for creation

West Bank students learn how to preserve the region’s rich biodiversity

(LWI) - With the 51,000 living species in her home region constituting around three percent of the global biodiversity, Lutheran educator Joan Ayyad wants young…

In a country experiencing recurring drought, the LWF country program work in Ethiopia includes support to farmers in Lalibela to build irrigation canals and terraces for food and water conservation. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

LWF country programs in East Africa plan joint approach to humanitarian crises

Strategic response to South Sudan crisis and climate change in the region

(LWI) - A regional response to the humanitarian crises in South Sudan and Somalia, and joint work on thematic areas such as climate change were the themes of a…