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Lutheran-Orthodox – Wittenberg
Lutherans and Orthodox celebrate 40 years of dialogue
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22 May 2023
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22 May 2023
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Pre-Assembly Africa – Regional meetings
Africa: Prophetic voice of the church is urgently needed
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22 May 2023
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22 May 2023
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Bishop Yehiel Curry
USA: from summer camp leader to Chicago bishop
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19 May 2023
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19 May 2023
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Participants witness a demonstration at the manicure workshop. Photo: LWF/ Albin Hillert
Poland: Planning a new life, missing the old
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15 May 2023
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15 May 2023
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An camp for internally displaced persons in Rakhine State, Myanmar. According to official sources, the inhabitants of these camps have been evacuated to storm shelters . Photo: LWF/ C. Kästner-Meyer
Cyclone “Mocha” hits Myanmar
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15 May 2023
  • Humanitarian
15 May 2023
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Ludny sitting on a piece of their destroyed home. In the background is the family’s makeshift house. Photo: LWF/ P. Raymond
Haiti: Improving schools for rural students
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12 May 2023
  • Humanitarian
12 May 2023
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Bishop Naledzani Sikhwari of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In Southern Africa delivers a keynote lecture as Lutherans from across the continent of Africa gather in Nairobi for a regional, Africa pre-assembly to the LWF. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert
Africa: Re-ignite hope for social transformation
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11 May 2023
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11 May 2023
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Celebrating 75 years of women in the ordained ministry: (from left) Bishop Marianne Gaarden, Denmark’s Minister for Church Affairs Louise Elholm Schack, hospital chaplain and member of the anniversary committee Birthe Friis, Pastor Emeritus Jette Walther Birk and Provost Anne Birgitte Reiter. Photo: Marlene Laursen
Denmark: “Jesus commanded the women to speak”
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11 May 2023
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11 May 2023
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9 May 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: Cynthia Mimagu Harases of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia and other congregants sing as opening worship is celebrated. Lutherans from across the continent of Africa are gathered in Nairobi for a regional Africa Pre-Assembly ahead of the Lutheran World Federation’s 13th Assembly, to be held in Krakow, Poland in September 2023. All photos: LWF/Albin Hillert
Africa: Pre-Assembly opens in vibrant worship
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9 May 2023
  • Communion
9 May 2023
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