Focus on refugee crisis at Budapest Diakonia Day sermon
(LWI) – The service began with the clergy placing a diaconal cross in a prominent place. Seven pictures hung from the light-colored wood, illustrating gestures of compassion and…
“Fences and walls are no way to shape a good life together for people”
BUDAPEST, Hungary/GENEVA, 4 October 2015 (LWI) - Lutheran World Federation Vice-Presidents in Europe have called for agreement on a dignified refugee policy in the…
LWF mission assesses situation at Serbo-Croatian border
(LWI) – A fact-finding mission by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and aid agency Diakonie Hungary is looking into ways of providing joint assistance to refugees at the Serbo-…
LWF’s European churches to address the “climate of fear” in new program
(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Europe recently launched a process to address the growing “climate of fear” around diversity across the…
Hungarian church leader reflects on Advent among Christians in Northern Iraq
(LWI) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary (ELCH) supports persecuted Christians in Northern Iraq who are returning to the homes they forcibly fled nearly…
