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In a special prayer for closure and transitions, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and World Council of Churches (WCC) reflected on the move of LWF out of the Ecumenical Centre after nearly 60 years.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) congratulated Danish Bishop Henrik Stubkjær, who was newly elected as the next Lutheran World Federation president. 

In a joint greeting to the Lutheran World Federation Assembly, gathered in Krakow, Poland from 13-19 September, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Pillay and WCC moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm reflected on the assembly’s theme, “One Body, One Spirit, One Hope.”

The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined Caritas Internationalis, ACT Alliance, World Evangelical Alliance, and Lutheran World Federation in signing a joint letter to USAID administrator Samantha Power expressing concern over the suspension of food aid in Ethiopia.

The World Council of Churches (WCC), in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), Soka Gakkai International, and Brahma Kumaris, convened a side event titled "Deliver climate action: Support a Robust Global Stocktake from a human rights and Ethical perspective," on 5 June in Bohn, Germany. The event brought together experts and stakeholders to emphasize the importance of integrating human rights, ethical considerations, and climate justice into the forthcoming Global Stocktake process.

Im Glauben verankerte und humanitäre Organisationen aus der ganzen Welt veröffentlichen Bitten um Hilfe und Gebete, während die Katastrophenhilfe nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben vom 6. Februar in Syrien und der Türkei ausgeweitet wird.

Des groupes humanitaires et d’inspiration religieuse du monde entier ont lancé des appels à l’aide et à la prière tandis que les interventions s’intensifiaient au lendemain du séisme dévastateur qui a frappé la Syrie et la Turquie le 6 février.

Faith-based and humanitarian groups across the world were setting in motion appeals for aid and prayers as response expands in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey on 6 February.

Der geschäftsführende Generalsekretär des Ökumenischen Rats der Kirchen, Priester Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, sandte freudige Grüße an den Rat des Lutherischen Weltbunds, der unter dem Motto „Alles besteht in Christus“ tagt. 

Le secrétaire général par intérim du Conseil œcuménique des Églises, le père Ioan Sauca, a transmis les salutations chaleureuses du COE au Conseil de la Fédération luthérienne mondiale, lequel se réunissait autour du thème « Par le Christ, toutes choses sont maintenues à leur place ».

World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca sent joyful greetings to the Lutheran World Federation Council, convening under the theme “In Christ, all things hold together.”