News
25
Apr
Churches in South Sudan promote “three pillars of peace”
25
Apr
As politicians in South Sudan struggle to implement a lasting peace agreement, religious leaders are working hard at grassroots level to build a culture of peace and reconciliation between communities in conflict.
31
Jan
LWF highlights value of interfaith collaboration with the United Nations
31
Jan
A broad-based interfaith group mandated to work on human rights, sustainable development, peace and security issues has pledged its support to the United Nations particularly in enhancing...
31
Jan
LWF in Honduras offers alternatives to migration
31
Jan
Following the caravans of people who left Honduras last year, with up to 15,000 asylum seekers travelling together to the US border, another two groups of forced migrants departed from Honduras in...
29
Jan
LWF condemns stifling of democracy in Venezuela
29
Jan
The Lutheran World Federation expresses deep concern over the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela.
24
Jan
Uganda: Life-saving interventions for babies and mothers
24
Jan
Support to nursing mothers and their babies is one of the approaches that the LWF uses in Uganda to ensure nutritious diets and healthy lifestyles for both refugees and local communities, and...
23
Jan
New LWF member: United Evangelical Church in Cuba Lutheran Synod
23
Jan
“Being part of the Lutheran communion allows us to give and receive in every way. We can learn from others and at the same time can offer the gifts the Holy Spirit gave us,” says Bishop Ismael...
23
Jan
Speed limit, electric cars and a forest towards a climate-friendly church
23
Jan
A petition to introduce a 130 km-per-hour speed limit on the German highway is one of the steps the Evangelical Church in Central Germany envisages in an ambitious campaign promoting care for the...
22
Jan
International NGOs call for unrestricted access to affected populations in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
22
Jan
The Lutheran World Federation is among 18 international non-governmental organizations calling for “rapid, unfettered and sustained access” to all populations affected by the renewed fighting between...
22
Jan
Lutherans in Italy call for compassion to end migrant deaths in the Mediterranean Sea
22
Jan
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Italy has called for greater solidarity and compassion to end the tragedy of migrants dying in the Mediterranean Sea.
18
Jan
Churches in Poland call for tolerance after killing of Gdansk mayor
18
Jan
The Polish Ecumenical Council, has urged the country to “stop the spiral of hate” following the brutal murder of the mayor of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz.
18
Jan
María Ruth Sanabria: 40 years of taking risks to defend the rights of others
18
Jan
Despite continued threats on her life, María Ruth Sanabria remains undeterred in the struggle for the rights of marginalized people.
17
Jan
Tribute to former LWF Vice-President Huberto Kirchheim (1938-2019)
17
Jan
Brazilian church leader Rev. Huberto Kirchheim, former Vice-President of the LWF, died on 14 January at the age of 80.
17
Jan
Zimbabwe Council of Churches calls for end to violence
17
Jan
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches has appealed for an end to the violence which erupted in the capital Harare and the southwestern city of Bulawayo on 14 January, following protests against steep...
16
Jan
A home that connects Lutherans around the world
16
Jan
Rev. Inken Wöhlbrand, the new director of the LWF center, discusses about the center’s work, the potential of ecumenical and international encounters, and how the Luther Garden has woven a worldwide...
15
Jan
USA seminarians reflect on global ecumenism and reconciliation
15
Jan
A group of students and professors from the Wartburg Theological Seminary in Iowa (USA) visited the LWF headquarters in Geneva.
11
Jan
Witnessing through dialogue, education and women’s empowerment in the Holy Land
11
Jan
LWF Council member Ms Sally Azar, from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, explains how much she values the education provided to Christians and Muslims by her church and...
1
Jan
LWF New Year Message: ‘Seek peace and pursue it’
1
Jan
In his New Year Message to the Lutheran communion, LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge reassures churches that “when we root ourselves in Christ, we are well equipped to engage in this...
28
Dec
Youth in Taizé: Be builders of hospitality and hope
28
Dec
LWF General Secretary sends message to young people at European Encounter in Madrid
21
Dec
Churches accompany ex-combatant communities through delicate peace process
21
Dec
FARC ex-combatants live fragile peace in Colombia
20
Dec
Mobile companion throughout the church year
20
Dec
Liturgical calendar available as an app
19
Dec
Hospital in Naples marks half century of ‘open arms’
19
Dec
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy, a member of the LWF, has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of a hospital in Naples that provides high quality care for some of the city’s most...
18
Dec
A strong basis to implement climate agreement but the poor have been left behind
18
Dec
Negotiations at the United Nations climate conference in Katowice, Poland, have resulted in guidelines that provide a strong basis to implement the Paris Agreement.
14
Dec
2018 LWF Christmas message: “Do not be afraid”
14
Dec
The good news of yet another season of celebrating the birth of Jesus should inspire Christians to be more committed to serving humanity even when confronted with fear over dangerous situations. This...
13
Dec
Liberia’s Thursdays in Black campaign amplifies efforts to end gender-based violence
13
Dec
...The launch of a Thursdays in Black campaign by the Lutheran Church in Liberia recently was a public call for action against violence directed at women and girls.
12
Dec
A thriving church beside the devastation of war
12
Dec
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary supports persecuted Christians in Northern Iraq who are returning to the homes they forcibly fled nearly two years ago, following attacks by the Islamic...
10
Dec
Nothing to extract from the golden oil fruit
10
Dec
Mozambican land rights advocates seek justice for victims of risky investments deals
10
Dec
70 years on: Upholding the dignity of every human being
10
Dec
LWF urges global community of states to safeguard the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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7
Dec
Climate change destroys livelihoods and ecosystems, LWF delegates remind world leaders
7
Dec
The planet’s future lies in the balance as world leaders, civil society and climate activists meet in Katowice, a coal mining town in Poland, to figure out how to implement the Paris Agreement on...
6
Dec
Christ at the center of Strasbourg Christmas market
6
Dec
Protestant and Roman Catholic leaders in Strasbourg, France, are working together to remind the nearly 2 million visitors to the city’s famous Christmas market of the true meaning of the holiday...
