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Image The newly elected Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, Alistair Dutton. Photo: Daniel Ibáñez LWF congratulates Caritas, recommits to partnership As the Caritas network of Catholic aid and development agencies elects a new leadership team, LWF highlights the importance of longstanding ecumenical cooperation in humanitarian response
Image Bishop Ulrich and Pope Francis during the audience in the Vatican. Photo: VaticanPress “A momentum which is irreversible” German Lutherans meet LWF member church and Pope Francis in Italy (LWI) - "We have experienced a lot of encouragement for the ecumenical journey of Lutherans and Catholics worldwide," the chairman of the…
Image The âOspedale Evangelico Betaniaâ in Naples, Italy. Photo: Michele Attanasio Hospital in Naples marks half century of ‘open arms’ Villa Betania Evangelical Hospital provides care for poor and undocumented migrants (LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (CELI), a member of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), has been…
Image Maria Immonen, director of LWFâs World Service department at the Womenâs Forum organized by Caritas Internationalis. Photo: Lucia Ballester Bellver/Caritas Lutheran perspectives on women in leadership The head of LWF’s World Service shares experiences with Catholic colleagues at Caritas Internationalis Women’s Forum (LWI) - The director of the World Service department of the Lutheran World…
Image Ms Maria Immonen, director of LWF World Service, said practical ecumenical collaboration, âshows that faith and life are inseparable.â Lutherans and Catholics: Together we can work miracles The head of LWF World Service encourages closer cooperation at Caritas Internationalis General Assembly (LWI) - Practical collaboration between Lutherans and Catholics is vital because it represents the visible consequence of ecumenical…
Image LWFâs World Service Department director, Maria Immonen and the Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, Aloysius John. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson Lutherans and Catholics: Common Vision for joint service LWF’s World Service and Caritas Internationalis recommit to “stand together for the sake of the neighbor” (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and Caritas Internationalis (CI), the global…
