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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge and the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Paulino Wanawilla Onango (right) during the LWF-hosted UN side event on human rights in South Sudan. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

South Sudan: Human rights’ review mechanism provides strong foundation for lasting peace

LWF-organized UN side event presents challenges and opportunities of implementing UPR recommendations

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and representatives of both civil society and faith-based actors in South Sudan have noted…

Caritas Secretary General Michel Roy and World Service Director Maria Immonen at LWFâs Geneva headquarters. Photo: S.Gallay/LWF

LWF and Caritas reaffirm shared commitment to serving the most vulnerable

Caritas Internationalis and World Service discuss leveraging joint networks to bring hope at global and local levels

(LWI) - Nearly three years on from the signing of a joint declaration on increased cooperation, the…

Candle lighting during a church service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Sri Lanka: LWF condemns violence, urges religious leaders to promote peace

LWF calls for protection of places of worship

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) continues to express the communion’s solidarity with all those affected by the Easter Sunday attacks targeting Christian places of worship and…

Bishop Isaiah Majok Dau, presiding bishop of the Sudan Pentecostal Church. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Churches in South Sudan promote “three pillars of peace”

LWF supports grassroots work toward dialogue and reconciliation

(LWI) - As politicians in South Sudan struggle to implement a lasting peace agreement, religious leaders are working hard at grassroots level to build a culture of peace and…

Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Vital role of religions in providing safe space for civil society organization

General Secretary of Zimbabwe Council of Churches says faith groups must play prophetic role in mobilizing for justice and peace

(LWI) - Faith groups play a vital role in opening spaces for civil society engagement with governments, even…

LWF Assistant General Secretary for International Affairs and Human Rights, Dr Ojot Miru Ojulu addresses the Geneva conference. Photo: WCC/Ivars Kupcis

Educating for peace in a multi-religious world

LWF’s work to welcome migrants and refugees under the spotlight at a conference on ‘Promoting Peace Together’

(LWI) - People of faith must be “keepers of our brothers and sisters,” especially the poor, the marginalized, the migrants and…

Members of the panel discussing prospects for peace and human rights in Colombia. Photo: LWF/A. Danielsson

Churches pledge support for Colombia’s human rights defenders

Geneva event calls for stepped-up efforts to achieve sustainable peace and justice for victims

(LWI) - The international community must do more to support those seeking to be a prophetic voice for justice and peace in Colombia today. That…

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF President: Prophetic witness against injustices

LWF President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa addresses 2019 Council meeting

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Archbishop Dr Panti Filibus Musa today opened the 2019 LWF Council meeting with a call for deeper unity…

LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge, presents his report to the 2019 Council meeting Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF General Secretary: ‘Hope is the antidote to paralyzing nostalgia’

Report of LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge to 2019 Council meeting

(LWI) - In a context marked by growing insecurity, fragmentation, disregard for international order and rules, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General…

Council members voting on a new structure for the LWF Communion Office. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Equipped to serve the communion

Council approves a new LWF Communion Office structure

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council today authorized a new structure for the LWF Communion Office (CO) that responds to the LWF Strategy 2019-2024, with a stronger…