Category - lutheran

Catholic bishop welcomes the challenge of Luther

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:44:22 +0100

The Catholic bishop of Osnabrück in northern Germany says the 16th-century Protestant Reformer Martin Luther offers a "positive challenge" to Protestant and Catholic churches.

Polish Lutheran EU president wants deeper dialogue with faiths

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:02:12 +0100

A Polish Lutheran who is the first president of the European Parliament from a post-communist European country, says he wants to deepen dialogue with the continent's Christian churches.

Jerusalem bishop says churches are key to Middle East peace

Stephen Brown — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:05:35 +0100

Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has appealed to leaders of churches in Europe to stand by Christians in the Middle East in their struggle for justice and peace.

Lutheran theologians seek to chart a course for the future

agency reporter — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:25:57 +0100

Theologians from across the globe have been gathering in Augsburg for a consultation of Lutheran churches – the third largest worldwide Christian confession after the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

Christians urged to find common agenda for Reformation jubilee

staff writers — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:36:35 +0100

The bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover in Germany has issued a strong plea to give the upcoming jubilee of the Reformation a clear emphasis on common Christian witness.

Brazilian Lutheran is new head of Latin American Council of Churches

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:02:49 +0000

The Rev Nilton Giese, a Lutheran pastor from Brazil, has been named as the new general secretary of the Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI), the leading inter-church body in the region.

US Lutheran bishops take HIV tests to combat stigma

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:18:41 +0000

Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America have joined African religious leaders in publicly undergoing testing to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS and combat its stigma.

We can learn from Luther too, says top Cardinal

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:35:53 +0100

Roman Catholics can learn from Protestant reformer Martin Luther, the Vatican's top official for Christian unity, has said, as many churches in Germany prepare to launch a 10-year series of events for his 500th anniversary.

Swedish Lutherans celebrate 50 years of ordaining women

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:28:28 +0100

The Lutheran Church of Sweden will today mark the 50th anniversary of its decision in 1958 to ordain women as priests, and cathedrals in all of the church's 13 dioceses are to hold services to celebrate the anniversary.

Preparations underway for interfaith climate summit in Sweden

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:56:32 +0100

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus and author Peter Matthiessen are among those who have said they will attend an interfaith climate summit being organized by the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden in Uppsala in November 2008.