ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on the election of Pope Leo XIV
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral letter on the election of Pope Leo XIV

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral letter on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. “We of the Evangelical Lutheran Church…

80 years after WWII
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80 years after WWII

On May 8, 1945, Europe emerged from the devastation of World War II. Eighty years later, the scars of that conflict and the subsequent occupation of Eastern Europe are still…

Is Christianity in the U.S. still declining?
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Is Christianity in the U.S. still declining?

We’ve all seen the graphs tracking the decline of U.S. Christianity, with a trendline plunging downward. But a new study from the Pew Research Center, “Decline of Christianity in the…

ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on death of Pope Francis
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ELCA presiding bishop issues pastoral message on death of Pope Francis

Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, has issued a pastoral message on the death of Pope Francis. “On this Easter Monday, we of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America…

In memoriam: Martin E. Marty
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In memoriam: Martin E. Marty

Martin E. Marty, a distinguished church historian and scholar of American religion, a devoted teacher, and a friend and mentor to many, died Feb. 25 in Minneapolis. He was 97….

A new season in Namibia
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A new season in Namibia

After years of devastating drought, the rains have returned to Namibia. Fattened goats and cattle now wander across the verdant desert, where the rains have formed a giant patchwork of…