NEWS
News from our member churches and the wider ecumenical movement, with our monthly roundup and a library of stories from ecumenical bodies around the world.
Lutherans and Catholics look towards 2030
A delegation led by Bishop Henrik Stubkjær, president of the Lutheran World Federation, met Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on 1 October to look ahead to the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in 2030.
The Lutheran World Federation visits Australia
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Reformed greetings to the Lutheran World Federation
The World Communion of Reformed Churches brought formal greetings to the Council of the Lutheran World Federation at its meeting near Geneva in June.
Together We Pray: a prayer book by Lutheran women
The Lutheran World Federation announced Together We Pray, a collection of prayers written by lay and ordained women from its member churches, due to be released online on 27 May in English, German, French and Spanish.
An Easter message from Nepal
The Lutheran World Federation’s Easter message for 2026 was written by Rev.
A Lutheran bishop on a lifetime of unity
Bishop Åke Bonnier, a retired Lutheran bishop from Sweden, has been part of the Focolare Movement for more than thirty years.
Anglicans and Lutherans review their journey towards full communion
The steering group of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission on Unity and Mission met at the Anglican Communion offices in London from 4 to 7 March.
Closer: a Lent series from the Lutheran World Federation
The Lutheran World Federation launched a seven-week Lent series, “Closer: on the way to the cross”, which ran from Ash Wednesday, 18 February, to 4 April.
Lutherans look ahead to a year of ecumenical milestones
To mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Lutheran World Federation set out the ecumenical milestones it expected to share in during 2026.