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Anna HjÃ¤lm, program director for A World of Neighbours. Photo: Magnus Aronson

A World of Neighbours offers vision of welcoming society

Church of Sweden hosts interreligious summit showcasing work to support migrants and create inclusive societies

(LWI) - ‘Keeping our humanity’ is the theme of an online interfaith summit taking place from 20 to 24 February, organized by…

Ukraine: Christian World Communions condemn assault, call for peace, invite to prayer

“Peace must prevail,” say four global Christian communions who will host online prayer service on Ash Wednesday

(LWI) - Five Christian World Communions are strongly condemning the advance of the Russian military into Ukraine and…

LWF youth delegates are joining a march at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, advocating climate justice as intergenerational justice. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF raises voices of faith and hope at UN Environment Assembly

Faith actors acting on climate, environment, and nature protection

(LWI) – People of faith are called “to live in harmony with creation and not abuse, misuse or exhaust it,” said The Lutheran World Federation’s (LWF) General Secretary,…

Christians gather to pray for justice and peace in Ukraine during ecumenical Ash Wednesday service. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

A pall of ashes covers Ukraine: Christians join prayer for peace

Online ecumenical service on Ash Wednesday features testimonies from Ukrainian towns and cities under attack

(LWI) - On Ash Wednesday, 2 March, Christians from around the globe joined in a powerful prayer service of lament and…

Women in Cameroonâs Minawao refugee camp making ecological charcoal.Â Photo: Notang TOUKAP Justin

CSW66: Women at forefront of climate solutions

LWF's advocacy for gender and climate justice will take center stage at 66th Commission on the Status of Women

(LWI) - It is no secret that women are among those worst affected by environmental disasters, yet they are habitually excluded…

LWF continues to advocate for equal access to COVID19 vaccines. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

LWF advocates for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines at Human Rights Council

"Until all are safe, no one is safe”

(LWI) - At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) advocated for equitable and universal access of COVID-19 vaccines. The impact of the…

The vast majority of refugees fleeing across the Ukrainian border into Poland are women and children, including this mother and her young son. Photo: Filip BÅaÅ¼ejowski

LWF fact-finding visit to Polish-Ukrainian border

Generosity of volunteers gives hope alongside concern for exploitation of vulnerable mothers and children

(LWI) - Despite a long career in humanitarian work, Rebekka Meissner was deeply touched by the scenes she witnessed at the…

Women from Gawar in northern Cameroon building energy efficient clay stoves, as part of an LWF environmental program. Photo: Tcheou Tcheou ABEL

CSW66: Women must lead the way out of climate crisis

LWF and ELCA host event exploring ways in which women are driving movement for more sustainable living

(LWI) - Women may be more likely to die in climate related disasters, but they are also increasingly driving the movement for cleaner…

Dome of the Berlin Cathedral. Photo: Jutta Engelage

Ukraine: Lutheran bishops from Ukraine and Russia join prayer for peace

God is “with the victims of this war. He is with the suffering people. He is there in the hell of war.”

(LWI) – Two bishops from Lutheran churches in Ukraine and Russia joined an ecumenical prayer for peace in Berlin Cathedral,…

Representatives from more than ten different religions gather at an interfaith service in Garnethill Synagogue, Glasgow, on the opening day of a United Nations climate change conference. Photo: LWF/Albin Hillert

Human Rights Council: Upholding the right to freedom of religion or belief

Protecting the safety and security of minorities

(LWI) - At the 49th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in partnership with the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC)…