LWF Condemns Disregard for Human Life in Paris Killings
GENEVA, 8 January 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has condemned the odious disregard for human life in the brutal killings of journalists at the French…
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) will jointly host an ecumenical event in the fall of 2016 as a continuation of the process “From Conflict…
Lima Pastor and Priest Describe a Journey of ‘Grassroots Ecumenism’
(LWI) – On 7 December 2014, Catholic priest Father Marco Agüero Vidal and Peruvian Lutheran Evangelical Church (ILEP) pastor Rev. Pedro Bullón celebrated jointly the…
Seeking Active Presence That Helps Overcome Polarization Locally and Globally
(LWI) – Theologians from all regions of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) will meet in Stuttgart, Germany, to kick off a two-year study process to develop a…
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches worldwide now have the possibility to “connect, contribute and participate” in the 500th anniversary of the Reformation through the newly…
LWF Study Group Outlines Framework for Two-Year Process
STUTTGART, Germany/GENEVA, 6 February 2015 (LWI) – The group leading The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in understanding why and how and its member churches are engaged in…
WITTENBERG, Germany/GENEVA, 27 February 2015 (LWI) – At its first meeting, 22 - 25 February in Wittenberg, Germany, the LWF working group on the “Women on the Move”…
LWF Moderates Side Event at UN Human Rights Council
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) humanitarian cooperation with the Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an example of “meaningful actions that help to enhance open-mindedness and…
LWF Jointly Hosts Side Event at UN Commission on Status of Women
(LWI) – Twenty Years after the United Nations Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) was formulated to advance women’s rights, churches have made significant contributions in…
(LWI) – “Grace always needs a context in which it can affect change,” said Namibian Bishop Burgert Brand at a public symposium hosted jointly by the country’s Lutheran churches and The…
