ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community
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ELCA presiding bishop responds to attacks on Jewish community

CHICAGO (Feb. 22, 2017) – The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), has issued a letter in response to recent attacks and…

Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize
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Bishop Younan receives 2017 Niwano Peace Prize

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) is pleased to announce that on Feb. 20 the Right Rev. Dr. Bishop Munib Younan was named the 34th…

January 2017 news
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January 2017 news

Celebrating the global church in 2017 Adama Faye, pastor and vice president of the Lutheran Church of Senegal, delivers communion to worshipers in Dakar, Senegal. The church in Senegal receives…

December 2016 news
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December 2016 news

“Much more that unites us” At the Oct. 31 prayer service of the joint Catholic-Lutheran commemoration of the Reformation in Sweden’s Lund Cathedral, Pope Francis and Lutheran World Federation General…

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Rare New Testament manuscript returned to Greek Orthodox Church

Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the ELCA, participated in a ceremony Nov. 15 at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) at which the seminary returned a rare…

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Eaton issues statement on Standing Rock

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton has issued the following statement on Standing Rock: When we come together for worship, we often begin with confession and forgiveness using these words:…

Lutherans and Catholics gather in Lund, Sweden
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Lutherans and Catholics gather in Lund, Sweden

ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton joined Lutheran and Catholic leaders for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation Oct. 31 in Lund, Sweden. Pope Francis; Munib Younan, bishop of the…