News
6
Oct
Lutherans and Pentecostals: Proclaiming, healing, serving
6
Oct
What commonalities do Lutheran and Pentecostal Christians share? How can they step up their joint witness in the world? Members of an international dialogue group have been meeting to explore these key questions.
6
Oct
Lutherans and Pentecostals: Proclaiming, healing, serving
6
Oct
What commonalities do Lutheran and Pentecostal Christians share? How can they step up their joint witness in the world? Members of an international dialogue group have been meeting to explore these...
9
Sep
Estonia: The church, a treasure for future generations
9
Sep
In this Voices from the Communion, LWF Vice President Archbishop Urmas Viilma reflects on his childhood in Soviet-occupied Estonia, his discovery of the Christian faith and his journey to become the...
1
Sep
Season of Creation 2022: “Listen to the Voice of Creation”
1
Sep
Every year, from 1 September to 4 October, Lutherans join many Christians all over the world to observe the Season of Creation. This year its theme is “Listen to the Voice of Creation”. An ecumenical...
31
Aug
LWF participates in 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches
31
Aug
Christians from all over the world are gathering in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 31 August to 8 September, for the 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC). Together they will reflect and...
18
Aug
Reformed churches: theology in the service of justice
18
Aug
“Theology matters,” because it can both “guide and motivate our work for justice.” That conviction underpins the ministry of Rev. Dr Hanns Lessing, currently serving as Acting General Secretary of...
12
Aug
Porvoo: Lutherans, Anglicans growing in common faith
12
Aug
Three decades on from a groundbreaking agreement establishing full communion between Anglican and Lutheran churches in Europe and the Baltic states, a group of Scandinavian Lutheran bishops were in...
5
Aug
Walking a new path together towards Christian unity
5
Aug
How do we – as Christian world communions – define the goal of visible unity for our churches? Can we find a way forward, walking together towards a shared vision?
27
Jul
Ecumenical witness to plight of Mediterranean migrants
27
Jul
Putting ecumenism into action and witnessing the plight of migrants fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea: those were the twin objectives of a recent visit by Church of Sweden Bishop Karin Johannesson...
25
Jul
Slovak church highlights Ukraine response at EU
25
Jul
“The situation in Ukraine is unexpected and horrible,” said Bishop Peter Mihoč of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia (Eastern district). “We are trying to respond to the...
22
Jul
Bishop July: Promoting unity, building bridges
22
Jul
“I have exercised my office as bishop as a ministry and service for unity,” said the Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg, Frank Otfried July, in his message to the synod on 9...
19
Jul
Human rights council: protecting the safety and security of vulnerable groups
19
Jul
“We urge the Government of Uganda to take proactive measures that reduce teenage pregnancy while enabling pregnant teenagers to stay in school,” stated Ester Wolf, Advocacy Officer for Human Rights...
12
Jul
GEM School: learning to advocate for economic justice
12
Jul
The first face-to-face GEM School (Governance, Economics and Management for an Economy of Life) held since 2019 took place in Berlin from 4 to 8 July, with a focus on ecological and feminist...
28
Jun
Anglican-Lutheran relations: Looking towards Lambeth
28
Jun
Anglican bishops from around the globe are gearing up for a major event in the life of their communion which will shape the ministry and mission of its members over the next decade. The fifteenth...
20
Jun
Pandemic and Pedagogy: post-COVID theological education
20
Jun
How to support theological institutions around the globe that have struggled to adapt to the new challenges posed by the past two years of the COVID pandemic? That’s the focus of a conference, being...
13
Jun
Holding together a world plagued by violence and division
13
Jun
Catholic, Methodist, Pentecostal, Reformed and Orthodox church leaders have been speaking at the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council meeting about the urgency of deepening theological...
2
Jun
LWF remembers Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima
2
Jun
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed sincere condolences to the Ecumenical Patriarchate following the death of His Eminence Metropolitan Prof. Dr Gennadios of Sassima who died on 1 June...
17
May
Germany: Partnership consultation urges increased efforts for peace
17
May
The Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM) and its partner churches aim to intensify their engagement in interreligious dialogue and advocate for non-violence and mutual understanding at the...
14
Apr
European churches call for commitment to all refugees
14
Apr
The LWF General Secretary, Rev. Anne Burghardt has joined church leaders from many different Christian churches and organizations in Europe who are calling on governments and people on the continent...
8
Apr
Improving lives for generations – for hope and a future
8
Apr
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Anne Burghardt concludes a week-long visit to the LWF World Service program in Uganda taking stock of what decades of service in the country...
7
Apr
Lutheran-Catholic report: Baptism and Growth in Communion
7
Apr
The LWF and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have issued a joint press release announcing the online publication of the report of the Fifth Phase of the Lutheran-Roman...
4
Apr
‘There’s no commandment greater than loving your neighbor’
4
Apr
“Love your neighbor as yourself, there is no commandment greater than this,” said Anglican Bishop Emmanuel Murye Modi of the Episcopal Diocese of Kajo-Keji, as his congregation was joined by the...
28
Mar
Season of Creation theme: Listen to unheard voices
28
Mar
‘Listen to the Voice of Creation’ is the theme for the 2022 Season of Creation which is marked by the majority of Christian churches each year from 1 September to 4 October, the feast day of St...
24
Mar
Human Rights Council: LWF welcomes appointment of special rapporteur for climate
24
Mar
At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and its interfaith partners welcomed the appointment of the first UN Special Rapporteur on...
22
Mar
Human Rights Council: Upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief
22
Mar
At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in partnership with the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) expressed concern about...
18
Mar
LWF General Secretary awarded “Der Friedenstein” prize
18
Mar
The General Secretary of The Lutheran World Federation, Estonian theologian Anne Burghardt, will be awarded the 2022 “Der Friedenstein” prize.
10
Mar
Feminist theology for a just and inclusive church
10
Mar
When Wanda Deifelt was riding the bus to school from her country village in southern Brazil, she never dreamed that she would go on to become a role model in the struggle for gender justice in her...
4
Mar
Ukraine: Lutheran churches in neighboring countries provide shelter and support
4
Mar
An unprecedented wave of prayer, solidarity, and help has swept across Europe and the world during the week since the beginning of the Russian invasion into Ukraine on 24 February. Member churches of...
3
Mar
A pall of ashes covers Ukraine: Christians join prayer for peace
3
Mar
On Ash Wednesday, 2 March, Christians from around the globe joined in a powerful prayer service of lament and solidarity with all those suffering from the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The...
