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LWF Assistant General Secretary Kaisamari Hintikka elected as bishop of Espoo, Finland General Secretary Junge grateful for ecumenical and theological leadership
US church leaders urge President to restore vital funding to East Jerusalem hospitals Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopal bishops defend invaluable medical care for the most vulnerable populations
Living and working together as churches in ongoing reformation Balance between continuity and innovation in LWF Strategy 2019-2024
Reformation Day a new public holiday in Germany “A day to promote tolerance among religions, confessions and worldviews”
Hope Cathedral rises from ocean drowning in plastic “Our temple, our mosque, our synagogue, our church and our sacred room”
“Cooperation is needed today, not isolation” LWF greetings to Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions
“Meeting at eye-level as the church for all generations” LWF Council member Julia Braband speaks to the Synod of Catholic Bishops
“As a matter of faith: leave no one behind” LWF launches global initiative adding the presence, witness and contributions of churches to Sustainable Development Goals
LWF seminar on conflict resolution “Churches have not been exempt from the impact of social polarization”
Female pastors of the Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria hold first joint conference Conference participants: “We affirm the LWF Gender Justice Policy”
Young Estonian Lutherans gather with Pope Francis Lutheran church presents Pope with apple tree (LWI) - “Let's make it so that love lives.”
