News
13
May
Searching for identity in Svalbard’s Arctic region
13
May
In this Voices from the Communion, Rev. Siv Limstrand talks about work as a street pastor with Trondheim’s City Mission and her current ministry with people living on the Svalbard archipelago, close to the North Pole
28
Jun
Churches on the way: overcoming ecumenical challenges
28
Jun
Leaders of the Lutheran World Federation have concluded a two-day visit to Rome encouraged by Pope Francis’ exhortation to continue “with passion on our journey from conflict to communion.”
25
Jun
Lutherans and Catholics: Common Vision for joint service
25
Jun
The LWF and Caritas Internationalis, the global confederation of Catholic aid and development agencies, have committed to increased cooperation and service to the world’s most marginalized...
18
Jun
Three major faith-based organizations commit to Welcome the Stranger
18
Jun
Three of the world’s leading Jewish, Islamic and Christian humanitarian organisations are teaming up to strengthen faith-based responses to the world’s unprecedented refugee crisis, as growing...
18
Jun
Strengthen partnerships for humanitarian action
18
Jun
The LWF joined an ecumenical and interfaith group of international faith-based organizations on 14 June in calling for stronger, more meaningful partnerships with the United Nations and other secular...
16
Jun
Vatican visit to mark next step from conflict to communion
16
Jun
A delegation from the LWF travels to Rome at the end of June for a meeting with Pope Francis and the deepening of commitment for increased cooperation with Caritas Internationalis, the global...
10
Jun
Highlights of LWF’s work in a unique year of COVID-19 solidarity
10
Jun
The LWF Annual Report 2020 is available online. Under the theme, “Leave no one behind” it gives an overview of the organization’s work in an unprecedented year marked mostly by the COVID-19 pandemic...
26
May
New diaconal program teaches conflict transformation
26
May
The International Academy for Diaconia and Christian Social Action and Diaconia in Central and Eastern Europe (interdiac) offers a new Learning Programme that teaches diaconal players within the...
21
May
COVID-19: Nepal needs additional support for ‘people in distress’
21
May
Amid a new countrywide lockdown to avert the spread of a second wave of COVID-19, the Nepal Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC) has requested prayers and support to continue offering hope to...
14
May
Australians ‘Walk My Way’ to support refugee children
14
May
Thousands of refugee children in East Africa will be able to attend school and get a better start in life thanks to the generosity of Lutherans of all ages who are taking part in the Lutheran Church...
13
May
Argentine diaconal foundation lauds LWF’s dedication as it qualifies for new EU funding
13
May
From its beginnings as a department for diakonia in the Evangelical Church of the River Plate (IERP) through its recognition as an outspoken advocate for the rights of indigenous communities in...
12
May
LWF sends Eid greetings to Muslim and interfaith partner organizations
12
May
The LWF has sent greetings to Muslim colleagues in partner organizations who are celebrating the feast of Eid al-Fitr at the end of their holy month of Ramadan. The festival is marked by Muslims...
7
May
“Churches have to raise awareness for global justice”
7
May
For twenty years before her retirement in March 2021, Rev. Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel served as president of Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt), the development and relief agency of the...
6
May
Ethiopian church documentary shows returnee migrants can find hope at home
6
May
Determined to improve her family’s living conditions, Ayelech Abosie embarked on a journey that many unemployed young men and women in southeastern Ethiopia attempt. But things were not turn out as...
4
May
Emphasis on good cooperation as LWF invites member churches and World Service to deepen joint work
4
May
Emphasis on good cooperation was the key message at a public webinar during which The Lutheran World Federation launched its recently published guidelines on joint engagement of the communion’s...
27
Apr
LWF to launch guidelines on joint engagement between member churches and World Service
27
Apr
The Lutheran World Federation will launch a recently published Guidance Note on engagement between its member churches and the communion’s international humanitarian and development arm World Service...
20
Apr
"People are not starving, they are being starved”
20
Apr
The LWF has joined more than 200 aid organizations in a call to fight hunger and famine worldwide. In an open letter published today (20 April), the organizations call upon states and national...
16
Apr
Czech Republic: The Church is “a facilitator of change”
16
Apr
In this Voices from the Communion Janka Adameová, director of the International Academy of Diakonia and Social Action of Central and Eastern Europe (interdiac) talks about how her vocation integrates...
9
Apr
LWF welcomes plans for restoration of U.S. assistance for East Jerusalem hospitals
9
Apr
The LWF welcomes plans for the restoration of U.S. funding to the Palestinians, which will include much needed support for the East Jerusalem Hospital Network. The funding had been cut in 2018,...
30
Mar
COVID-19: LWF intensifies rapid response to include long-term recovery
30
Mar
The LWF is shifting its COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund from the current short-term emergency framework to focus more on recovery and livelihood projects. The objective is to address the long-lasting...
22
Mar
Germany: Exhibition connects lifestyles to Christian roots and responsibility
22
Mar
“Damit die Saat aufgeht” (So that the seeds may grow), an exhibition that opened its doors to the public on 14 March in Saxony, Germany, invites Christians to reflect on how everyday lifestyles can...
22
Mar
On World Water Day, LWF calls for access to safe water
22
Mar
One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic; many people still live without access to clean and safe water. "Access to water is still a problem in many places where we work," said...
10
Mar
Human Rights Council: LWF calls for protection of children in South Sudan
10
Mar
The LWF has raised concerns about the situation of children in South Sudan. “South Sudanese children are inadequately protected against the worst forms of violence,” LWF Regional Program Coordinator...
8
Mar
Young women from Kakuma speak about gender justice
8
Mar
Young women in Kakuma refugee camp face many obstacles when aiming for equal opportunities as men and boys. In a webinar: “Emerging Women who Choose to Challenge”, young refugees and staff of the...
26
Feb
COVID-19: Cuban Lutheran church extends food and psychosocial aid
26
Feb
The LWF is supporting its member church in Cuba to continue offering assistance through the communion’s COVID-19 RRF, now in its second phase. Churches that apply for funding receive up to EUR 5,000...
23
Feb
Guatemalan church assists families recovering from hurricane impact amid COVID-19
23
Feb
For Gregorio Pérez, a leader of the indigenous Maya Chortí in Guatemala’s southeastern department of Chiquimula, the rising number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases is not the only crisis worrying him...
17
Feb
Churches offer “witness of hope and compassion”
17
Feb
The LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa and General Secretary, Rev. Dr Martin Junge have written to member church leaders offering thanks and support at the start of the Lenten season.
