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LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021

"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world"
LWF General Secretary announces he will step down in 2021
20 May 2020
"Junge has personified LWF's passion for the church and for the world" (LWI) – LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge announced today that he will be stepping down from his position on 31 October 2021, three years before his term ends. "Serving as ...
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 ...
Lund Cross placed in chapel of the Ecumenical Center
18 January 2018
Visual expression of journey towards shared Eucharist (LWI) - The Salvadoran cross created for the Joint Catholic-Lutheran Commemoration of the Reformation in Lund 2016 was placed in the chapel of the Ecumenical Center in Geneva, Switzerland, in a dedication ...
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.
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 ...
Together in Hope in Malmö Arena
6 September 2016
GENEVA, 6 September 2016 (LWI) – On 31 October Pope Francis, LWF President Bishop Dr Munib A. Younan and LWF General Secretary Rev. Dr Martin Junge will lead the Joint Ecumenical Commemoration in Lund Cathedral and Malmö Arena. The arena in Malmö can host ...
Many ways to take part in Joint Commemoration of the Reformation
8 August 2016
LWF General Secretary Martin Junge shares details about Lund, Malmö preparations - in English, French and Spanish
Pilgrim Station, Opening worship, "Heavenly Cross" inauguration in the Luther Garden - The day in pictures
15 June 2016
A solemn opening service in the historic town church in Wittenberg, the unveiling of the redesigned “Heavenly Cross” in the Luther Garden, a "living monument" of the Reformation was followed by a morning of intense discussions with ecumenical partners ...
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 ...
Joint ecumenical witness towards inclusion and inter-dependence
15 October 2015
Junge’s perspective on “From Conflict to Communion” in Scherer Lecture at Chicago (LWI) – As Lutherans and Roman Catholics jointly tell the Reformation story, they offer a powerful witness to a fragmented world, says Rev. Dr Martin Junge, General ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lutheran - Mennonite Dialogue Moves Closer on Peace Issues, Future Cooperation
17 September 2014
LWF Task Force on the Mennonite Action to Present Report at LWF Council in 2015(LWI) – Reconciliation between Lutherans and Mennonites initiated at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Eleventh Assembly has brought the two traditions closer on peace issues ...
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