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LWF thanks Anglicans for witnessing together in a fragmented world

LWF greetings to Anglican Consultative Council
LWF thanks Anglicans for witnessing together in a fragmented world
30 April 2019
LWF greetings to Anglican Consultative Council (LWI) - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has expressed its gratitude to the Anglican Communion for its strong witness in an increasingly divided world and for the mutually beneficial relationships between ...
Motivation and renewal inspired by the Reformation Anniversary
6 April 2018
LWF vice-presidents look back at the Reformation Anniversary
Ethiopian Church Marks Reformation Anniversary, Urging Peace, Love and Equality
19 December 2017
Resist temptation to commodify the gospel says LWF President Panti Filibus Musa (LWI) - The healing mission of the church must remain paramount as it marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the president of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane ...
Vatican issues commemorative Reformation stamp
23 November 2017
An encouraging step of the joint commitment to “walk the paths of communion” (LWI) – The Vatican has issued a postage stamp to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
An opportunity to talk about God in new ways
14 November 2017
Australian Lutherans and Catholics issue joint statement on Reformation anniversary (LWI) – Lutherans and Roman Catholics in Australia marked the 500th anniversary of the launching of the Reformation by pledging to renew the church together.
A day of reconciliation in Moscow
9 November 2017
Cathedral of St Peter and Paul returned to former owners (LWI) - 25 October was a special day for Archbishop Dietrich Brauer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia (ELKR). He received the symbolic key of Moscow’s Cathedral of St Peter and Paul, which ...
Prayers for reconciliation and religious freedom
7 November 2017
Lutheran churches in Myanmar host festive Reformation anniversary (LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) member churches in Myanmar hosted a special worship service, symposium and common meal to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation ...
‘A decisive moment for all churches’
31 October 2017
Canterbury Archbishop presents Anglicans’ affirmation of the JDDJ to Lutherans and Catholics (LWI) – During a special service to commemorate 500 years of the Reformation at the Westminster Abbey today, representatives of The Lutheran World Federation ...
Press Release: A joint Catholic-Lutheran “Common Prayer” for 500 years of Reformation
8 January 2016
GENEVA/VATICAN CITY, 11 January 2016 - The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) have invited Lutheran churches and Catholic bishops’ conferences across the world to make use of a jointly-developed ...
Deepening Lutheran theology to engage with economic and political realities
20 October 2015
GENEVA, 20 October 2015 (LWI) – How do theological questions that triggered the Reformation movement 500 years ago relate to the political and economic realities that face church and society in the 21st century?
Piazza Martin Lutero in Rome, a reminder to care for the poor
24 September 2015
An important ecumenical witness for Christians (LWI) – Rome’s new Piazza Martin Lutero is not only a sign that Lutherans are welcome in the cosmopolitan Italian city but a reminder of Luther’s call for Christians to proclaim the gospel together by serving ...
New Reformation booklets explore theological and contextual questions
2 July 2015
The Lutheran World Federation's Anne Burghardt offers insight into the four booklets produced for the 2017 Reformation anniversary theme, Liberated by God’s Grace, and its three sub-themes on salvation, human beings and creation. 
Jubilee of Lutheran – Catholic Dialogue Is a Time to Express Hope
31 October 2014
PCPCU President Cardinal Koch Speaks at LWF European Church Leaders’ Conference(LWI) – Celebrating 50 years of the international dialogue between Roman Catholics and Lutherans in 2017 is a critical way of remembering  conflicts that started in Europe ...
Connect, Participate and Contribute to the Lutheran Reformation
23 October 2014
LWF General Secretary Invites Churches to 2015-2017 Process(LWI) – The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary Rev. Martin Junge is inviting churches in the Lutheran communion to “join, connect, participate and contribute” to a three-year LWF ...
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