News
21
Feb
LWF promotes religious education as a path to ecological sustainability
21
Feb
Over 130 professionals including representatives of the LWF, and university students, recently met at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway, for a conference on sustainability and climate in religion to discuss the shared concern. The conference explored ways that interdisciplinary dialogue between ecotheology and discourse about sustainability can identify common approaches to fostering ecological consciousness through education.
21
Feb
LWF promotes religious education as a path to ecological sustainability
21
Feb
Over 130 professionals including representatives of the LWF, and university students, recently met at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences in Bergen, Norway, for a conference on...
21
Feb
Youth camp reaffirms hope for church in Chile
21
Feb
Though young people often feel left out of the running of their church, this is not the case of youth in the Lutheran Church in Chile who are active leaders in different levels of the church...
20
Feb
Churches in Asia advise for prudence in COVID19 outbreak
20
Feb
LWF member churches in Asia have advised congregations to act prudently and avoid spreading panic, while introducing additional hygienic measures.
20
Feb
Promoting theological and intercultural exchange
20
Feb
The GNC/LWF awards about 35 study, research and language scholarships annually in the field of ecclesiastical theology. With this program it promotes theological and intercultural exchange, the...
17
Feb
Finland: New emoji for forgiveness presented
17
Feb
Two hands showing the "thumbs up" gesture in front of a heart – this is the winner of the emoji campaign launched by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland and its partners last year...
14
Feb
Iceland’s pastor for immigrants and asylum seekers
14
Feb
In this interview with Lutheran World Information Rev. Toshiki Toma, pastor in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik, talks about his work providing advice and counselling to other immigrants in...
10
Feb
Honduran church denounces corruption, injustice
10
Feb
The Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras continues to raise its voice and denounce the corruption, poverty and injustice that has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee north towards Mexico...
6
Feb
Africa’s forgotten crises: Strengthening regional cooperation and advocacy
6
Feb
LWF Vice president: “The Lutheran family will not forget”
5
Feb
LWF joins coalition to reject US “Peace to Prosperity” plan
5
Feb
LWF has signed on to a statement with a coalition of other non-government organizations, advocating against the “Peace to prosperity” plan for the Middle East which was announced by the US...
3
Feb
LWF marks World Interfaith Harmony Week
3
Feb
During the first week of February, the LWF is joining with the WCC and many other faith-based organizations to mark the 10th edition of World Interfaith Harmony Week.
30
Jan
LWF congratulates Church of Norway’s new leader
30
Jan
The General Secretary of the LWF, Rev. Dr Martin Junge, has sent a letter to congratulate the new head of the Church of Norway, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
29
Jan
LWF prepares South Sudanese refugees for return home
29
Jan
In an interview with Lutheran World Information, Girma Gudina, LWF Country Representative in South Sudan, talks about the challenges of re-integrating returnees into their former communities, and of...
29
Jan
Grave concern over US “Peace to Prosperity” plan
29
Jan
The LWF has expressed grave concern over the “Peace to Prosperity ” plan for Israel and Palestine presented by the US administration this week.
28
Jan
Theological education that strengthens Lutheran identity
28
Jan
The LWF is in the final stages of launching a network for Theological Education and Formation to strengthen the study of theology, facilitate joint reflection, and build on the self-understanding of...
27
Jan
LWF and WCC issue joint appeal to Nigerian president
27
Jan
In a joint appeal to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, the Lutheran World Federation and the World Council of Churches have expressed grief at the continuing violence in Nigeria and urged the...
24
Jan
Remembering history with an openness to the future
24
Jan
The LWF and the PCPCU held their annual joint staff meeting on 14 January in Geneva. At the meeting, the LWF and the PCPCU agreed to jointly mark the 500th anniversary of the excommunication of...
24
Jan
Liberia: Education ‘secret to post-war reconciliation’
24
Jan
Communities in Liberia, torn apart over recent years by civil war, are finding healing today through education programs that promote reconciliation alongside traditional teaching and agricultural...
23
Jan
World Service director to co-chair Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response
23
Jan
The LWF department for World Service, Maria Immonen, has been appointed vice-chair of the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response.
22
Jan
Christian unity week calls for kindness to strangers
22
Jan
Showing “unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2) to strangers in need is the theme of the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, celebrated by churches across the world from 18 to 25 January (or around the...
20
Jan
New prize to recognize commitment to ecumenical relations
20
Jan
The Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France, has announced the Harding Meyer Prize in Ecumenism
17
Jan
Solidarity after death threats against Bishop Bedford-Strohm
17
Jan
The General Secretary of the LWF Rev. Dr Martin Junge, has written to Bishop Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, expressing his concern at the death threats the German church leader has received and strongly...
10
Jan
Pursue the path of dialogue and diplomacy
10
Jan
ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on conflict between United States and Iran
