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Affirming women’s ordination as our shared goal LWF General Secretary’s statement on Latvian Synod decision
“We stand with you as you stand with vulnerable people” GENEVA, 3 May 2016 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed deep concern over hate messages against the diaconal service arm of th
Deep gratitude to Polish church for refugee support Junge: LWF churches share the vocation of serving people in need
Ordination of women in Poland: “The church is on the way” Advocating for a church with women in ordained ministry
International Women's Day 2016 GENEVA, 8 March 2016 --International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8 March represents an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the social
Join diaconal workers sharing good project management practice GENEVA, 9 March 2016 (LWI) - Today, more lay people are involved in the day-to-day running of church projects, accountability is impr
‘What unites us is stronger than what divides us’ GENEVA, 2 February 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and General Secretary Rev.
Press Release: Joint Ecumenical Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Younan and General Secretary Junge to lead October event
Press Release: A joint Catholic-Lutheran “Common Prayer” for 500 years of Reformation GENEVA/VATICAN CITY, 11 January 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU
"Every single one counts under God's reign” “… If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of t
