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Commission members in front of Strasbourg Cathedral. Photo: LWF

30 Jul

Catholic-Lutheran dialogue phase concluded

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30 Jul

Nine year process to result in study report

30 Jul

Catholic-Lutheran dialogue phase concluded

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30 Jul

Nine year process to result in study report

30 Jul

Catholic-Lutheran dialogue phase concluded

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30 Jul

Nine year process to result in study report

LWF President Musa and WCC General Secretary Tveit meeting at the LWF Council 2018 in Geneva. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

3 Jul

Ecumenical greetings to 2018 Council

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3 Jul

LWF ecumenical partners have praised the LWF for deep commitment to ecumenism in greetings to the LWF 2018 Council.

Pope Francis at the Bossey Ecumenical Institute with Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, WCC general secretary, Dr Agnes Abuom, moderator of the WCC Central Committee, Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima, Vice-Moderator of the WCC Central Committee, and Rev. Dr Martin Junge, LWF General Secretary. Photo: Peter Williams/WCC

21 Jun

Pope Francis visit: a recognition of the ecumenical movement

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21 Jun

Reassuring commitment to unity and ecumenical relations

Representatives of the five churches who signed the JDDJ in Rome. Photo: LWF

5 Jun

“Healing the wounds in the body of Christ”

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5 Jun

Five signatories of JDDJ to discuss implications for church life

Rev. Karla Steilmann, centre, with Dr. Vidal Rodriguez (Spain) and Nun Aura Guadalupe Ortega (Guatemala), who were both representing the Theological Education Institution. Photo: LWF

31 May

“Listening to different ways of thinking”

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31 May

Young Catholics pose the same questions of the church and their role within the church as young people of any other confession.

Lund Cathedral, the 12th century cathedral owned by the Church of Sweden, founded in 1080 and consecrated in the 12th century. Photo: Albin Hillert/Church of Sweden

30 Apr

Lund cathedral to host first Catholic mass since reformation

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30 Apr

“Called to witness together to God’s grace in this world”

Earlier this year the Lund Cross, which was used at the joint commemoration in Lund in 2016, was installed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/M. Aronson

2 Mar

Visit of Pope Francis to the Ecumenical Centre will strengthen quest for unity

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2 Mar

The LWF is looking forward to meeting Pope Francis in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva on 21 June.

“For us Lutherans this is a hopeful step on the journey towards the shared Eucharistic table," said LWF General Secretary Martin Junge. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

23 Feb

A hopeful step for Lutheran-Catholic couples

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23 Feb

The Lutheran World Federation has welcomed a recent resolution by the German Catholic bishop’s conference to make it possible for Catholic-Lutheran married couples to receive the Eucharist together.

Simo Peura, Lutheran bishop, of Lapua, and Teemu Sippo, Catholic bishop of Helsinki, (from left). Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

5 Feb

Impressions from Catholic-Lutheran dialogue in Finland

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5 Feb

Church, Eucharist and Ministry “not church dividing issues”

The Lund Cross is a symbol of this milestone in ecumenial relations. It will be accessible to visitors and pilgrims in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

18 Jan

Lund Cross placed in chapel of the Ecumenical Center

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18 Jan

The Salvadoran Cross created for the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund 2016 was placed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland, in a dedication ser

LWF delegation presented Pope Francis with a replica of the Christ of Bojayá. Photo: L'Osservatore Romano

8 Dec

“By his bruises we are healed”

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8 Dec

During an audience at the Vatican on 7 December, The Lutheran World Federation delegation presented Pope Francis with a replica of the Christ of Bojayá, a powerful symbol of conflict and reconciliatio

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa greeting Pope Francis in the Vatican City. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

7 Dec

The journey from conflict to communion is irreversible

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7 Dec

The Lutheran World Federation President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa today met with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

LWF representatives and Caritas Nepal team after signing the MoU in the Caritas Nepal office. Photo: LWF

28 Nov

LWF and Caritas to collaborate more closely in Nepal

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28 Nov

“Result of increased recognition of the two organizations’ expertise and capacities”

Postage stamp commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Photo: LWF

23 Nov

Vatican issues commemorative Reformation stamp

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23 Nov

An encouraging step of the joint commitment to “walk the paths of communion”

The team drafting the final report from the trilateral dialogue, and colleagues supporting them during the meeting in Strasbourg: from left to right; Prof. Theodor Dieter (Lutheran), Prof. John Rempel, Rev. Dr Larry Miller and Prof. Fernando Enns (Mennonite) and Rev. Avelino Gonzalez and Prof. William Henn (Catholic). Photo: Avelino Gonzalez

20 Sep

Lutheran, Mennonite and Catholic team finalizes report on baptism

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20 Sep

Current phase of trilateral dialogue concludes

22 Jul

Theologians tasked to remove obstacles that hinder enjoyment of unity

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22 Jul

LWF General Secretary Junge praises Lutheran-Catholic Commission at its 50th anniversary

Some of the commission members during the meeting in Poland; far right Prof. Eva-Maria Faber (Catholic) and Prof. Theodor Dieter (Lutheran). Photo: LWF/K. Hintikka

21 Jul

Celebrating 50 years of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue

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21 Jul

Commission on Unity to finalize draft report on Baptism and Growth in Communion

From left: Ricardo Cardinal Blázquez, President of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge, Bishop Dr Brian Farrell, Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Rev. Pedro Zamora, pastor of the Spanish Evangelical Church. Photo: Pontifical University of Salamanca

15 Jun

Reorienting ourselves – From Conflict to Communion

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15 Jun

LWF General Secretary Martin Junge maps out next steps in the Lutheran-Catholic dialogue

9 Mar

God and human dignity

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9 Mar

New study by German Lutheran and Catholic joint working group finds consensus on ethical matters

Rev. Jessica Crist, bishop of the Montana Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, lights one of the candles for the ecumenical imperatives. Photo: C. Jason Brown/Insight Images

7 Mar

Renewed in relations and witness

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7 Mar

Lutherans and Catholics in the United States follow up on Joint Commemoration in Lund

17 Feb

Further ecumenical steps in Lund

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17 Feb

Joint Lutheran-Catholic evening prayers in Lund Cathedral and St. Thomas Church

Common prayer between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and the Latin Catholic Patriarchate of Jerusalem celebrated Sunday, February 12, 2017 at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Amman, Jordan. Photo Ben Gray /ELCJHL

16 Feb

Common Prayer in Amman and Bethlehem

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16 Feb

Lutherans and Catholics in the Holy Land follow up on Joint Commemoration in Lund

Married couple Catherine and Dominique Keller – he Catholic and she Lutheran – light the fourth candle marking the ecumenical imperatives. Photo: Diocèse de Strasbourg/Marc Larchet

15 Dec

French Lutherans and Catholics jointly commemorate the reformation

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15 Dec

Common Prayer service in Strasbourg

Kalsen Seim contributed to the LWF’s ecumenical relations and to the wider ecumenical movement. Photo: LWF/M. Renaux

21 Nov

Tribute to Professor Turid Karlsen Seim (1945–2016)

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21 Nov

A tribute to Professor Turid Karlsen Seim (1945–2016)

Press conference following Common Prayer and Together in Hope event. Rev. Dr Martin Junge and Kurt Cardinal Koch sit at the right of the panel. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

3 Nov

Joint commemoration of the Reformation a 'milestone,' says Lutheran leader

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3 Nov

Remaining differences need to be addressed with a view to unity