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A Step Along the Journey from Conflict to Communion

By Rev. Prof. Dr. Dirk G. Lange   On June 24-25, 2021, a delegation of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) visited the Vatican as part of the journey from conflict to communion, that began over 50 years ago. Of course,...

Abiding in the Love of Christ

By Kristen Opalinski   A Look Back at the 2021 National Workshop on Christian Unity   Abide in my love … you shall bear much fruit.   It was the theme of this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity,...

The Orthodox Church, Toward Greening the Parish

    By Rev. Protopresbyter Nicolas Kazarian The Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecumenical, and Interfaith Relations of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America welcomes the opportunity to share its Greening the Parish Resource Page with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America....

An Easter Message from the World Council of Churches

Icon with the myrrhbearing women at the empty tomb in St. Paul church, Dayton, US. Photo: Ted/Flickr, under Creative Commons license   But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for...

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

©UNESCO The UN General Assembly resolution 2142 (XXI)(link is external), adopted on 26 October 1966, proclaimed 21 March as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to be commemorated annually. Statement for the International Day for the Elimination of...

Pathways of Peace

By: Kristen Opalinski “We are at a 1945 moment” — Those words from António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, came in a speech on January 10, 2021, marking the 75th anniversary of the first meeting of the U.N. General...