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LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan presents Pope Francis with a Salvadoran cross during a March 2013 audience.

LWF President Younan to Join Pope Francis in Prayer at the Vatican on Pentecost Sunday

Calls on all Lutherans to Pray for Peace in the Middle East

(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan has called on Lutherans from around the world to join him in praying with Pope Francis,…

LWF President Bishop Munib A. Younan (right) attending the prayer for peace in the Middle East at the Vatican. Photo: Osservatore Romano

“We need a miracle. We need peace”

LWF President Bishop Munib A. Younan Reflects on Prayer for Peace in the Middle East

(LWI) - On 8 June 2014, Pentecost Sunday, Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan joined the prayer for peace in the Middle East with Pope Francis, Israeli…

Participants in the LWF European Regionsâ Conference in Rome, Italy. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus

Impulses from New Media in European Lutheran Churches, But for Some, War Is a Reality

LWF Vice-Presidents Reflect on Hopes and Challenges in Church and Society

(LWI) - “Listening, Serving, Empowering-Being Church in a Transforming Europe,” was the theme of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) European Regions’ Conference,…

Participants at the panel discussion on the 2017 Reformation anniversary. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus

Jubilee of Lutheran – Catholic Dialogue Is a Time to Express Hope

PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference

(LWI) – Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical way of remembering conflicts…

ELCI Dean Heiner A. Bludau speaks at the LWF European regionsâ conference. Photo: Gerhard Frey-Reininghaus

European Lutherans Express Solidarity with Italian Church for ‘Welcoming the Stranger’

Message from LWF Regional Church Conference

(LWI) – Leaders of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe have expressed their solidarity with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy (ELCI) for its committed…

The Piazza Martin Lutero constitutes an ecumenical witness in the daily life of residents and visitors to Rome, says Lutheran pastor Rev. Jens-Martin Kruse (right), who witnessed the inauguration of the public square with hundreds of parish members including Rev. Per Edler (left) of the Swedish-speaking congregation. Photo: Silke Kruse

Piazza Martin Lutero in Rome, a reminder to care for the poor

An important ecumenical witness for Christians

(LWI) – Rome’s new Piazza Martin Lutero is not only a sign that Lutherans are welcome in the cosmopolitan Italian city but a reminder of Luther’s call for Christians to proclaim the gospel…

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…

Illustration by Volha Prankevich on behalf of Annenkirche (the Church of St. Anna), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia.

2019 LWF Christmas message: Light in the darkness

Invitation to Christians to make "the light of Christ visible and transformational"

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa invites Christians to make “the…

2020 New Year Message: So that all have life in abundance

“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”

(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…

Children from the Quartieri Spagnoli area of Naples enjoy football training as part of an education project to help them learn vital life skills Photo: Caroline von der Tann/ELCI

COVID-19: Breaking the cycle of poverty for young people in Naples

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy provides short-term aid and long-term opportunities for vulnerable families

(LWI) - In Italy, the first European country to be affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), restrictions are…