Strasbourg’s Institute for Ecumenical Research welcomes applicants for its summer seminar exploring the meaning of ‘a communion of churches’.

GENEVA, 14 November 2015 (LWI) -  The Lutheran World Federation(LWF)  condemns in the firmest  terms the despicable attacks in Beirut and Paris, this Thursday and Friday, which have caused massive loss of lives.

In a joint…

Recognition for contribution to Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification 

(LWI) - Lutheran ecumenist Prof. Theodor Dieter will receive the 2017 Ratzinger Prize on 18 November. The director of the LWF Institute for Ecumenical…

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…

Statement on balance and equity between women and men in the church endorsed

(LWI) The Lutheran Church of Alsace - member of the Union of Protestant churches of…

Strasbourg Institute announces Harding Meyer Prize in Ecumenism 

The Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France, has announced the Harding Meyer Prize in Ecumenism,…

Joint action to respond to “unprecedented threat” of coronavirus pandemic 

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) together with other organizations is joining the global appeal of the United Nations (UN) for donations to respond to …

A French pastor reflects on her experience of the virus and how it can help in responding to traumatized communities

(LWI) - “My experience of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has left a profound sense of humility, and a deeper…

First Harding Meyer Prize in Ecumenism awarded to French, German and American theologians

(LWI) - A French Mennonite, a German Protestant and an American Catholic theologian have been awarded the first ever Harding Meyer prize in…