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• Nepal: Breaking barriers in church and society

• Statement: LWF condemns civilian suffering in Gaza city, calls for global action

• Cameroon: Church leaders reflect on climate justice and peace

• “Aid makes a real difference,” says Swedish Archbishop meeting refugees in Kakuma

• LWF Congratulates Rev. Philip Peacock on election as WCRC General Secretary

• Back to school in Ukraine

• LWF calls for Member Church project proposals

• South Sudan: Refugee leaders committed to reopen learning centers for young children

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• Namibia: from liberation hero to leading human rights activist

• Journeying together as member church leaders

• Season of Creation opens with a prayer service

• Statement: End the war, protect the people of Ukraine

• Statement: Stop violence, atrocities, famine in Gaza

• Migrants’ rights and dignity at heart of Global Forum in Colombia

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• Namibia: from liberation hero to leading human rights activist

• Journeying together as member church leaders

• Season of Creation opens with a prayer service

• Statement: End the war, protect the people of Ukraine

• Statement: Stop violence, atrocities, famine in Gaza

• Migrants’ rights and dignity at heart of Global Forum in Colombia

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• Lifting up voices of young people across the communion

• "A small piece of peace”

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• Brazil: inclusive church where everyone is welcome

• Learning tools for economic and environmental advocacy

• Lives and futures at risk as aid declines

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• “More than a job, this is a calling”

• Sports and skills training for young people in Madagascar

• Sweden’s Ecumenical Week to mark legacy of Stockholm Conference

• Chad: How new farming techniques change a family’s life

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• Ethiopia: past memories, future hopes for a Spirit-led church

• Norway: church bells to ring out in solidarity with Gaza

• Long-term commitment to refugee rights in Kenya

• From Nicaea to Augsburg: Creeds and Confessions

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• Tanzanian church pioneers campaign to prevent FGM

• Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia combats unemployment

• Continued support for earthquake survivors in Myanmar

• LWF opens nominations for COP30 delegation

• Member Church Projects: Empowering communities, changing lives

• LWF opens call for youth-led climate justice projects

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• Romania: Service and ecumenism in a minority context

• LWF opens nominations for COP30 delegation

• Member Church Projects: Empowering communities, changing lives

• LWF opens call for youth-led climate justice projects

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• Marking a Decade of Rights-Based Advocacy

• Creating a just future: responsible theology and transformative learning in Asia

• Planting Hope: Reforesting Nicaragua’s Dry Corridor

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• Norway: life and ministry in a remote Arctic region

• Speaking out on violence against women and girls in Chad

• Attacks on historic Christian town highlight need for protection of religious communities

• Making climate funding fair for everyone

• Economies must prioritize people over profits

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• “They trust me”: New refugee leaders bring hope to Kakuma camp

• A faith perspective on women’s rights at the Human Rights Council

• Civil society to UN: Don’t silence our voices

• Re-defining humanitarian work in East Africa today

• Celebration guide for 2025 Season of Creation released

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• India: standing with the marginalized and oppressed

• Advocating for vulnerable communities in Venezuela at the Human Rights Council

• UN Conference: Faith and finance in turbulent times

• Namibia: The church as a vehicle of good governance

• Local strength and resilience in Nepal By Susan Muis

• Women in ordained ministry meet in Uruguay to address fundamentalism and power dynamics

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• LWF calls for solidarity with refugees

• Public Statements at 2025 Council

• Council concludes in Ethiopia, welcomes four new member churches

• Ecumenical partners point to shared mission and witness

• Council joins Ethiopian congregations for Sunday worship

• Council 2025 Photo Album

• LWF statement on the Iran Israel conflict

• Solidarity and prayers for victims of massacre in Nigeria

• LWF publishes World Service Annual Report

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• City of Augsburg to host LWF Fourteenth Assembly

• Burghardt: Solidarity and hope in times of crisis

• Stubkjær: A call to serve boldly and witness clearly

• Ethiopian ‘mother church’ hosts Council opening worship

• Pre-Council: serving together for the good of the community

• Council 2025 Photo Album

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• LWF Council will meet next week in Ethiopia

• EVENT UPDATES | LWF Council Meeting 2025

• LWF and Orthodox Church issue Common statement on the Holy Spirit, the Church, and the World

• LWF Annual Report for 2024 published

• Embodying hope together in a wounded world

• New climate advocacy guide to strengthen care for creation

• Lutheran-Orthodox Commission reconvenes to discuss Synodality and Primacy

• Peace Messengers: opening hearts and minds

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• Cycling for climate justice: a pilgrimage for the planet

• Created in God’s image to care for creation, by Rev. Mesrawati Telaumbanua

• Myanmar: Aid reaches people in need

• Italy: Building bridges between Lutherans and Catholics

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• Central African Republic: from first female pastor to church vice-president

• Burghardt: roadmap for renewing hope-filled mission

• Nordic church leaders call for peace in Israel and Palestine

• Africa: Prayer and action towards justice and peace

• LWF welcomes Pope Leo’s focus on unity and service

• Americas: ‘Embodying the Word’ both a theme and a lived experience

• Taiwan churches to host Global Mission Consultation

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Regional leadership consultations

• Americas: Burghardt says ‘churches should be messengers of tangible hope’

• Africa: Leadership Conference opens with call to bear fruit

• Americas: Leadership conference opens in worship

• Inspired by Hope: African Lutheran leaders gather in Rwanda

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• Taiwan churches to host Global Mission Consultation

• Hope for a humanitarian sector in turmoil?

• Host communities: The heart of any refugee response, by Stella Namatovu

• Vocation, values and practice of transformative leadership

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• Papua New Guinea: bringing the good news to the remotest places

• LWF congratulates Pope Leo XIV, expresses hope for building “bridges of peace”

• A conversation with climate witnesses at the Kirchentag

• Global Lutheran Songbook features in concert and workshop at the Kirchentag

• 80 years after WW2: Renewing our commitment to peace

• Education at the service of gender equality by Rev. Mimii Kwerakwiza Brown Rubindamayugi Mziray

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