News
23
Aug
Hands-on, heart-felt commitment
23
Aug
Cordelia Vitiello, greatly involved in the diaconal work of her church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy. In this interview with Lutheran World Information she talks about her commitment to people in need and the special encounters that involves.
19
Aug
Organizations need to promote women’s confidence
19
Aug
World Humanitarian Day casts a spotlight on those who work in humanitarian and development organizations, often in dangerous and challenging environments, to support victims of conflict or natural...
12
Aug
LWF and partners observe International Youth Day
12
Aug
The overall agreement shared as The Lutheran World Federation (LWF), together with the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Christian Student Federation (WCSF) observed International Youth...
9
Aug
A “visionary and prophetic stand” to welcome the stranger
9
Aug
LWF thanks the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for its “visionary and prophetic stand” of declaring the denomination as a sanctuary church body.
8
Aug
Call for bold witness amid withdrawal and fragmentation
8
Aug
“We are Church” is the theme of the 5-10 August gathering of ELCA’s highest legislative body, taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2
Aug
Interfaith network to counter human trafficking launched in Nigeria
2
Aug
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria has inaugurated a nationwide interfaith network to help different stakeholders mitigate the impact of irregular migration and human trafficking in the country.
2
Aug
Bright future for the church in Iceland
2
Aug
Thuridur Björg Wiium Arnadottir is one of the youngest Lutheran pastors, serving in one of the most rural and isolated parts of the remote Nordic region.
31
Jul
Church asylum: When solidarity is criminalized
31
Jul
A pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria from Immenstadt, Germany, has been ordered to pay a penalty for granting church asylum to a rejected Afghan asylum seeker.
30
Jul
LWF rolls out Advocacy Handbook in Central America
30
Jul
The persecution and killing of human rights defenders, and the exercise of religious freedom in Central America under the spotlight at a training workshop in San José, Costa Rica, rolling out the the...
29
Jul
Lutherans support struggle against repression, violence and poverty in Honduras
29
Jul
Ten years on from the military coup against President Mel Zelaya in Honduras, the Lutheran church in the Central American nation continues to raise its voice for justice and peace in the country,...
26
Jul
Faith groups in Chile launch spiritual climate alliance
26
Jul
Ecumenical and interfaith networks plan non-stop shared celebration, reflection and advocacy during COP25
24
Jul
’It’s all interlinked’ – LWF Cameroon supports livelihoods and education for CAR refugees
24
Jul
Education for peace and social cohesion
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19
Jul
Kenya moving towards gender equality in church and society
19
Jul
Rev. Catherine Ngina Musau, head of the Gender Justice Program in the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church says the status of women in her country is improving gradually but there are still challenges...
18
Jul
Reinforcing the contribution of lay people to the church
18
Jul
Lutherans from 16 countries participated in the Lutheran World Federation’s 3rd International Lay Leaders’ Seminar which took place in Geneva, Switzerland, and Wittenberg, Germany, from 27 June to 6...
17
Jul
Lutheran youth delegate calls for urgent climate action
17
Jul
Young German environmental activist joins ecumenical and interfaith participants at Laudato Si’ conference in Kenya
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16
Jul
LWF and ecumenical partners launch Zacchaeus campaign for tax justice
16
Jul
A new, ecumenical campaign advocating for tax justice was launched on 11 July at the United Nations in New York City. The “Zacchaeus Project” is a part of the New International Financial and Economic...
16
Jul
The church belongs to the present and has a future
16
Jul
Addressing the 2019 National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada in Regina, Saskatchewan, on 12 July, the General Secretary said that in times “marked by profound change” which...
15
Jul
Wittenberg: Bringing together people from all over the world
15
Jul
The LWF Wittenberg Center, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
12
Jul
LWF announces scholarships in theology, development and diakonia
12
Jul
LWF is calling for scholarship applications for studies and training related to theological, diaconal and development work.
11
Jul
Tanzania: Towards full women’s inclusion in the ordained ministry
11
Jul
Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania recently marked three decades of women’s ordination by celebrating the more than 300 female clergy in the church, and urging the church to ensure...
10
Jul
Call for state responsibility in fight against sexual violence in DRC
10
Jul
The LWF is among five civil society organizations calling on the DRC government to urgently assume its fundamental obligation to combat sexual violence in a country where the rape of women and girls...
9
Jul
The youngest ombudsperson in all Bavaria’s congregation councils
9
Jul
The congregation council in Hohenstadt in the Hersbruck deanery has elected 18-year-old Julian Appl as its ombudsperson.
5
Jul
Church solidarity with Hondurans demanding justice and human rights
5
Jul
The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras has declared its solidarity with the “clamor of the Honduran people” for better living conditions amid a social and political crisis characterized by attacks...
3
Jul
Guatemalan church defends right to peaceful protest
3
Jul
The Guatemala Lutheran Church has called on the public prosecutor’s office to carry out “a criminal investigation” into the destruction of conduits that has led to critical water shortages in the...
2
Jul
A ray of hope for Palestinian cancer patients
2
Jul
From now on cancer patients can benefit from modern diagnosis of the disease following the installation of new equipment at the Augusta Victoria Hospita in East Jerusalem.
2
Jul
Call for human rights-based climate action
2
Jul
Meaningful climate policies and action must address the human rights perspective of the disproportionate impact of climate change on women, youth, minority groups and indigenous communities.
