Call for Meaningful Outcome to Climate Change Negotiations
(LWI) – The official delegation of the Lutheran World Federation to the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 19) has decided to fast in solidarity with the poor and vulnerable…
Lutheran Church Support to People Living with HIV and Marginalized Women
(LWI) – On the first Saturday of each month, about 40 to 50 people meet at the Redeemer Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia (IELCO) in Bogotá…
Bishop Erniša Awarded State Medal of Merit for Advocating Tolerance
(LWI) - Bishop Geza Erniša of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia has said that being awarded Slovenia’s highest state award is a reflection of…
(LWI) – The LWF delegation at the COP 19 conference in Warsaw has issued a statement today together with Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus and indigenous spiritual leaders saying that they are fasting together during the conference:
Project to Provide Education Support for Children in South Sudan
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has received a grant of EUR 600,000 from the European Union (EU) to undertake education for war-affected children in South Sudan…
(LWI) - Maria Sol thought her family was prepared for the super typhoon headed towards her home in the community of Basey in Samar Province in the Philippines on 8 November.
COP 19 Delegation Meets with UN Executive Christiana Figueres
(LWI) – On the initiative of The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) delegation to the COP 19 in Warsaw, religious leaders from Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim and…
Interfaith Fasting Initiative for the Climate Continues
(LWI) – Delegations from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF); the international Catholic climate organization CIDSE and the World Council of Churches (WCC) at COP19 hosted a press…
LWF President Younan: Apply Justice by Accepting “the Other”
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan joined global religious leaders in signing the historic “Welcoming the Stranger: Affirmations for…
Strengthening Collaboration in Research and Publication
(LWI) - Lutheran theologians from across Africa have formed the “African Lutheran Hermeneutics Network” to enhance theological study on the continent and contribute to the global…
