Pope Francis at prayer service with Rome’s Lutheran congregation
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge has lauded Pope Francis’ prayers with Rome’s Lutheran community on 15 November as a great…
DOHUK, Iraq/ GENEVA, 20 November 2015 (LWI) – At age 12, Besna has already learned what it means to lose your home. “I miss my books and things, my video games and my laptop,” the girl with the green T-Shirt says. “At home, I could just…
AL MAFRAQ, Jordan/ GENEVA, 19 November 2015 (LWI) - Raba’a’s children were hungry, but they didn’t complain. They knew the pressure their mother was under to provide for the family. “They notice there’s a difference in the amount of food…
OSLO, Norway/GENEVA, 23 November 2015 (LWI) - Later this month, a landmark United Nations (UN) summit on climate change, in short COP21, begins in Paris, France. As the world’s political leaders come together to set environmental policy…
An opportunity to learn about the Lutheran Costa Rican Church
(LWI) - The Lutheran Costa Rican Church (ILCO) is showing its commitment to the care for creation by planting 500 trees to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017…
ELCA Presiding Bishop Eaton gives thanks for women pastors
CHICAGO, Unites States/GENEVA, 24 November 2015 (LWI) - In marking the 45th anniversary of the ordination of women into the ministry of the Lutheran church in the United States,…
(LWI) - The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the global Lutheran communion have paid tribute to lay theologian Gedion Adugna, who died on 19 November, aged 33.
Youth and General Secretary lead the LWF at Paris talks
GENEVA, 26 November 2015 (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) approaches the forthcoming United Nations (UN) climate summit in Paris next week with the message that…
