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The Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope began an initiative to pray for 40 days for 40 churches via video messages. Photo: David ABDALAH (ILFE)

COVID-19: 40 days of prayers for 40 churches

Nicaragua Church shares video prayers during quarantine to strengthen unity

(LWI) - When churches are unable to meet in-person for worship to help contain the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic,…

Womenâs support groups and helplines are reporting an alarming increase in the numbers of calls they have received since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in many countries of the world. Photo: Mattia Ascenzo

COVID-19: Churches in frontline against ‘silent pandemic’

Religious leaders urged to take strong stand against increase in domestic violence under lockdown

(LWI) - As new data emerges about an increase in domestic violence since the start of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, the Lutheran World…

In a webinar, presenters unpack what it means to be church online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: LWF/ AlbinHillert

COVID-19: Isolated physically, engaged digitally

Webinar discusses ways churches are adapting online

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Residents of the Groot Aub community during the distribution of food aid. Photos: ELCIN-GELC

COVID-19: Containing the impact of the Corona crisis in Namibia

Emergency aid project of Namibian church against malnutrition and hunger

(LWI) - 30 tons of maize meal and 2,5 tons of dry beans are helping the community of Groot Aub, about 40 kilometers south of Namibia's capital Windhoek, to mitigate…

The prayer on 14 May will bring people of different faiths together, for the good of humanity. Photo: Claudia van Zyl on Unsplash

COVID-19: United in prayer for humanity

LWF joins Pope Francis and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in call to global prayer on 14 May

(LWI) - LWF President Archbishop Panti Filibus Musa and General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge have joined Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in…

LWF is working in Myanmarâs Rakhine, Chin and Kayin States to support awareness raising on COVID-19 prevention. Here, posters are distributed in local languages with information on hygiene and other measures to stop the spread of infection. Photo: LWF Myanmar

COVID-19: RRF is “tangible expression of solidarity”

Over 50 applications to LWF’s Rapid Response Fund show churches’ “overwhelming” need for support

(LWI) - More than 50 member churches in countries around the world have applied for financial support through the COVID-19 Rapid Response…

Children from the Quartieri Spagnoli area of Naples enjoy football training as part of an education project to help them learn vital life skills Photo: Caroline von der Tann/ELCI

COVID-19: Breaking the cycle of poverty for young people in Naples

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy provides short-term aid and long-term opportunities for vulnerable families

(LWI) - In Italy, the first European country to be affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), restrictions are…

The LWF calls on governments in Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America to take necessary measures to protect medical personnel. Photo by pina messina on Unsplash

COVID-19: Medical personnel must be protected

Chilean doctor and health care workers in Latin America targets of violent threats

(LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation has expressed concern over recent attacks on health care workers in Latin American countries and North America…

Rev. Ruth Wolff-Bonsirven, âinspectrice ecclÃ©siastique with the Union of Protestant Churches in Alsace and Lorraine writes her daily reflection on 9 May. Photo: Wolff-Bonsirven

COVID-19: leading the church in post-crisis world

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…

Team Relax provided a media need for Lutheran pastors when COVID-19 restrictions closed church doors in Senegal. Photo: by Team Relax

COVID-19: Sharing the Gospel message in Senegal

Young Lutheran entrepreneurs create media production group

(LWI) - Young Lutheran entrepreneurs in Senegal believe the best way to share the Gospel during the exceptional times of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is “through the…

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