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Image Churches and agencies are calling on the U.S. government âto extend compassion and help to those who are in needâ at this time of global pandemic. Photo: LWF/ Shaban Mortaja (Juzoor Gaza) COVID-19: Churches in U.S. call for end to Middle East sanctions Ecumenical coalition urges that sanctions in Iran, Syria and Gaza are lifted in response to COVID-19 crisis (LWI) - In light of the growing crisis because of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, an ecumenical coalition of U.S.…
Image Rev. Dr Angela del Consuelo Trejo Haager, coordinator of LWFâs Latin American and Caribbean Gender Justice Network and Ms Faustina Nillan, ELCTâs National Director for women and children Photo: Private; Doug Hostetter Lutheran women share stories of changing social norms LWF delegates at CSW65 shine spotlight on ways of challenging patriarchal practices in Mexico and Tanzania (LWI) - “Let us be prophetic voices of freedom and justice, even when social norms are difficult to change.” That was the call to…
Image Through the project De la Guerra a la Paz (From War to Peace), the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia accompanies three communities in the Antioquia region, supporting both ex-combatants and the communities they live alongside. Supporting more than 300 families, the project seeks to alleviate the risk of re-victimization or relapse into violent conflict. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert Women brokering peace in conflict and crisis CSW65: Lutherans join other religious actors to focus on including women of faith in peacebuilding processes (LWI) - Research has repeatedly shown that conflict resolution and peace processes that involve women are much more likely to…
Image Rev. Larry Miller, as Secretary of the Global Christian Forum, addressing the Third Global Gathering in Bogotà , Colombia in 2018. All Photos: LWF/A.Hillert Mennonite reflections on the ecumenical journey Rev. Larry Miller on reconciliation, healing of memories, and the search for balance between doctrine and experience (LWI) - Looking back on a career spent working for Christian unity, Rev. Dr Larry Miller speaks of the divided church as…
