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Image The fourth meeting of the International Trilateral Dialogue Commission in Colombia was an opportunity to hear how the local churches are promoting peace and reconciliation. Photo: LWF Ecumenical witness for peace and reconciliation in Colombia Catholic, Lutheran and Mennonite Trilateral Dialogue Commission on Baptism (LWI) - Global representatives of Catholic, Lutheran and Mennonite churches meeting in Colombia, heard how the local churches are promoting peace and…
Image LWF delegation presented Pope Francis with a replica of the Christ of Bojayá. Photo: L'Osservatore Romano “By his bruises we are healed” LWF offers “Christ of Bojayá” to Pope Francis, symbolizing hope for unity and reconciliation During an audience at the Vatican on 7 December, a delegation from The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) presented Pope Francis with a replica of…
Image 24 April 2018, Bogotá, Colombia: Welcome by local Colombian churches on opening day. The Global Christian Forum gathers in Bogotá on 24-27 April 2018 under the theme of Global Christian Forum: “Let mutual love continue” An important platform of relationship and trust building (LWI) The third global gathering of the Global Christian Forum (GCF) has begun in Bogotá, Colombia. This is the first global gathering of the GCF in the Americas and the first in a…
Image Plenary on Relationships Old and New. The Global Christian Forum gathers in Bogotá on 24-27 April 2018 under the theme of “See one another with new eyes” LWF and ecumenical partners present Lutheran-Catholic dialogue at Global Christian Forum (LWI) - “Being reconciled as members of the same body has deepened our mutual commitment to this shared journey where we have been and continue to be…
