New Committee Will Map Ongoing Cooperation

HELSINKI, Finland/GENEVA, 4 October 2013 (LWI) - Lutherans and Anglicans have begun a new series of conversations designed to strengthen relations and cooperation between the two…

Austrian Protestant schools offer study places

GENEVA, 16 September 2015 (LWI)—The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe continue to advocate for and extend hospitality to thousands of asylum seekers fleeing into the…

Finnish Bishop Repo encouraged by enthusiastic discussion at Lusaka meeting

(LWI) – Affirmation of the Lutheran-Catholic agreement on justification and a call for Anglicans to commemorate the 2017 Reformation anniversary were among…

LWF supports initiative to protest violations

(LWI) - Church bells across Finland are ringing  to remember victims and protest violence in the war-ravaged city of Aleppo in Syria.

The Evangelical Lutheran Parish in Kallio, Helsinki…

Commission members commemorate 2017 Reformation anniversary

(LWI) - The Lutheran - Orthodox Joint Commission on Unity has moved closer to publishing a common statement on ordained ministry/priesthood. The statement of the international…

16 days of activism to overcome gender based violence

(LWI) The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is encouraging church leaders to speak up publicly against gender-based violence. Joining the…

Church, Eucharist and Ministry “not church dividing issues”

(LWI) A dialogue document on Church, Eucharist and Ministry published by Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Finland in 2017 could pave the way for an international declaration…

Finnish church and partners raise awareness about forgiveness while looking for new ways to communicate

(LWI) - The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) has…

Voices of the communion: Tapio Luoma, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland

(LWI) - Tapio Luoma was elected Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland (ELCF…

“In times of exclusionary populism, silence is never an option”

(LWI) - In his New Year message, the General Secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Rev. Dr Martin Junge calls on churches to bear witness to the gospel message…