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LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr. Martin Junge. Photo: LWI/A. Hillert

The cross that transforms

Good Friday message by LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge

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29 Mar 2018

Selling waffles, a favorite dish, after worship was one way to raise to money for children in Uganda. Photo: Stefan Mar Gunnlaugsson / The Evangelical Church of Iceland

Icelandic Youth collect for Uganda

Youth Day of Icelandic church to support orphans of HIV and AIDS

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28 Mar 2018

Refugees walking on the railways at the border between Hungary and Serbia. Photo: ELCH/ Zsuzsanna Horvath-Bolla

LWF General Secretary urges upholding of human rights

Churches need to influence moral values and policy

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14 Mar 2018

LWF Communion Office staff participate in a workshop on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. The workshop followed the 2017 Assembly commitment to focus work on eliminating sexual and gender based violence. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Preventing sexual harassment in the office: from policy to practice

Commitment to make workplaces safe for all

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08 Mar 2018

A refugee builds a traditional house in Moyo, northern Uganda. The country has been commended for its progressive refugee policy, allowing displaced people to settle and start a livelihood. Photo: LWF/ C. KÃ¤stner

LWF urges UN members to support progressive refugee policies

UNHCR Standing Committee Meeting: LWF and other NGOs call for protection of refugees

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06 Mar 2018

Earlier this year the Lund Cross, which was used at the joint commemoration in Lund in 2016, was installed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/M. Aronson

Visit of Pope Francis to the Ecumenical Centre will strengthen quest for unity

Recognition of WCC’s important work

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02 Mar 2018

Peace messenger training in Jerusalem. Photo: LWF/ B. Grey

Empowering young people to train LWF Peace Messengers

New manual enables participants to conduct training in local context

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12 Feb 2018

Photo: LWF/I. Benesch

Online Theology Course Deepens Engagement

Share approaches to theology around the global communion

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08 Feb 2018

Simo Peura, Lutheran bishop, of Lapua, and Teemu Sippo, Catholic bishop of Helsinki, (from left). Photo: LWF/ S. Gallay

Impressions from Catholic-Lutheran dialogue in Finland

Church, Eucharist and Ministry “not church dividing issues”

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05 Feb 2018

Herrens Veje is a Danish drama about the many facets of faith and meaning. Johannes Krogh (Lars Mikkelsen) is a dean in the church and a main character in the series. Elisabeth Krogh (Ann Eleonora JÃ¸rgensen) is his wife. Photo: DR1/Tina Harden

Danish television series sparks discussion about faith and Christianity

Approaching ethical discussion through popular culture

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02 Feb 2018

Refugees lose many things, but never their human rights: LWF and UNHCR visibility material at the panel discussion. Photo: LWF/ A. Danielsson

Changing the media narrative on refugees

Panel discussion on fair representation of refugees in news reporting

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01 Feb 2018

The Lund Cross is a symbol of this milestone in ecumenial relations. It will be accessible to visitors and pilgrims in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center. Photo: LWF/S. Gallay

Lund Cross placed in chapel of the Ecumenical Center

Visual expression of journey towards shared Eucharist

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18 Jan 2018