(LWI) – Shocked and sickened by massive loss of life among desperate people seeking to cross the Mediterranean Sea to find refuge in Europe, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has appealed to…
LWF Joins Ecumenical Launch to “Act Now for Climate Justice”
GENEVA, 22 April 2015 (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has affirmed its commitment to the cause of climate justice and strong support for ecumenical advocacy…
Junge: ‘Many Good Reasons to Celebrate’ Support from Strasbourg Institute
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge has paid tribute to the Institute for Ecumenical Research at Strasbourg for…
LWF Solidarity in Letter to Orthodox Patriarch Karekim II
(LWI) – Commemorating the Armenian Genocide committed 100 years ago in the context of the First World War should motivate Christians to defend vulnerable communities and work to…
A Welcome Culture for Refugees and Willingness to Talk
(LWI) – Since October 2014, what are now known in Germany as “Pegida” protests have been taking place in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. PEGIDA is the German acronym for “patriotic…
Giving Hope and Material Support to Traumatized Refugees
(LWI) – When she speaks, her voice is barely audible. Sixteen-year-old Mary (all names changed) did not choose to be a mother, but a week ago she gave birth to a baby boy, whom she…
(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge expressed “dismay and pain” about the xenophobic attacks in South Africa mostly targeting other Africans living there and foreign-owned business.