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This Christmas, LWF President Bishop Younan draws attention to the plight of millions of refugees across the world, who like baby Amera and her mother in northern Iraq, are seeking refuge from persecution. Photo: LWF/Seivan Salim

This Christmas, LWF President Bishop Younan draws attention to the plight of millions of refugees across the world, who like baby Amera and her mother in northern Iraq, are seeking refuge from persecution. Photo: LWF/Seivan Salim

LWF Christmas message 2015

A time to offer hope to refugees seeking safety

(LWI) – The President of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan uses his Christmas message this year to urge churches to bring hope to the millions of refugees fleeing…

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09 Dec 2015
Leaders of Protestant churches in France, Rev. Laurent Schlumberger, Rev. François Clavairoly and Rev. Dr Jean Ravalitera meet LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge (fourth from left) and the COP21 LWF delegtation, in Paris. Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Leaders of Protestant churches in France, Rev. Laurent Schlumberger, Rev. François Clavairoly and Rev. Dr Jean Ravalitera meet LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge (fourth from left) and the COP21 LWF delegtation, in Paris. Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Churches stand side by side in fight against climate change

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) delegates taking part in faith and civil society action at crucial climate talks in Paris are also using the opportunity to build solidarity with the French churches.

World leaders meet 30…

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10 Dec 2015
Youth hold symbols of creation during an ecumenical celebration at the Cathredral of Notre Dame de Paris during the COP 21 climate talks taking place in nearby Le Bourget, 3 December 2015 Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Youth hold symbols of creation during an ecumenical celebration at the Cathredral of Notre Dame de Paris during the COP 21 climate talks taking place in nearby Le Bourget, 3 December 2015 Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Caring for creation – a bridge between church and society

LWF climate advocates learn about French church eco-justice initiatives

(LWI) - Seven young people from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) regions who are monitoring United Nations climate change negotiations have come to in Paris with…

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10 Dec 2015
Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), greets LWF Secretary General Martin Junge before a ceremony for the presentation of some 1.8 million signatures on an interfaith petition for climate justice during the COP21 climate summit in Paris, France, November 28, 2015. Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), greets LWF Secretary General Martin Junge before a ceremony for the presentation of some 1.8 million signatures on an interfaith petition for climate justice during the COP21 climate summit in Paris, France, November 28, 2015. Photo: LWF/Ryan Rodrick Beiler

Paris climate agreement hailed by ecumenical leaders

“What a step and what a goal. Let's put all our weight behind it."

Global church leaders have welcomed the landmark Paris climate agreement as a historic achievement and a starting point in efforts to mitigate climate change and make…
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14 Dec 2015
Rev. Dr Gloria Rojas Vargas, LWF Vice President and former president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile, shares a joke with Ahmad at the LWF Peace Oasis in Za’atari refugee camp. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner

Rev. Dr Gloria Rojas Vargas, LWF Vice President and former president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile, shares a joke with Ahmad at the LWF Peace Oasis in Za’atari refugee camp. Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner

Cry and dance at the same time

Lutheran bishops visit Za’atari camp, Jordan

“One moment you want to cry, the other you want to dance,” Antje Jackelen, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden (CoS), summed up her impressions. “We have seen both the strength and the…

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17 Dec 2015

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