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

Renews Call for a European Welcome

GENEVA, 7 October 2013 (LWI) – Lutheran World Federation General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has expressed shock and distress at the latest tragic drownings of migrants seeking to reach the…

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…

Humanitarian corridors – an ecumenical initiative to help refugees

(LWI) “The humanitarian corridors work! That became clear to us when, on 4 February 2016, we welcomed 6-year-old Falak from Homs in Syria to Italy, with her parents and…

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…

Church leaders say Christians cannot ‘look the other way’

(LWI) - The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Italy (CELI) has called for greater solidarity and compassion to end the…

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…

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…

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic 

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

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…