LWF President Bishop Younan Gives Thanks for Common Work with Roman Catholics

JERUSALEM/GENEVA, 25 May 2012 – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan thanked Kurt Cardinal Koch for the common work between Lutherans and Roman Catholics, when the Vatican official visited the LWF offices on the Mount of Olives, East Jerusalem.

Churches Urged to Join in Reformation 2017 Celebrations

Overcrowding at Kakuma Camp as Southern Sudanese Seek Safety

KAKUMA, Kenya/GENEVA, 25 May 2012 (LWI) – Violence along the border between Sudan and South Sudan over territorial control and resources, and clashes between communities during cattle raids in the newly independent South are bringing back hundreds of families to a refugee camp in neighboring Kenya, where they lived several years ago.

Hundreds of Lutherans Across the Globe Gather Online for green&just

GENEVA, 18 May 2012 (LWI) – An initial poll of some of the 400 people who took part in The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) first virtual conference on the church’s role in environmental justice say the event prompted their greater involvement in ecological justice issues.

European Church Leaders Meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic/GENEVA, 16 May 2012 (LWI) – Churches must be global citizens addressing issues that can only be tackled at the worldwide level, Rev. Martin Junge, general secretary of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) told Lutheran leaders from Europe.

LWF Symposium Underlines Centrality of Trust in Relationships

GENEVA, 15 May 2012 (LWI) – Churches accompanying forced migrants should consider adding “remembering and reconciliation as a fifth and sixth ‘R’ to the ‘4R’” approach in refugee work, a Lutheran pastor told participants in a Lutheran World Federation (LWF) symposium discussing the notion of trust in a multi-disciplinary approach to work.

LWF and Local Church Assist Families

FATICK, Senegal/GENEVA, 4 May 2012 (LWI) – Residents of Fangad village in southwestern Senegal have been living off the beautiful but austere land for generations, always knowing it to be the safest of employers. But things are changing in the Fatick region.

LWF Regional Conference Focuses on Lutheran Identity

FLORIANÓPOLIS, Brazil/GENEVA, 4 May 2012 (LWI) – Brazilian theologian Rev. Dr Nestor Friedrich called upon Lutheran leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean to promote the use of interactive communication in order to encourage congregations’ active involvement in addressing justice issues and in promoting inclusion in society.