News
A selection of news relevant to EKD and of press releases of EKD's partner churches and church bodies. News used with permission from Ecumenical News International and other agencies.
- Bishops issue New Year warning against fear of the future
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Diakonia agency calls for admitting Syrian refugees to Germany
December 05, 2012
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Luther anniversary links Protestant Reformation to contemporary issues
November 29, 2012
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World Communion of Reformed Churches to move its headquarters to Hanover
November 5, 2012
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EKD Vice-president presses for ecumenical celebration of the Reformation anniversary
October 30, 2012
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Federal Cross of Merit for Inventor of "Swords to Ploughshares"
October 01, 2012
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Bishop Weber to head European Protestant body
September 26, 2012
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EKD Council Chairman: Euthanasia must not become a business
August 29, 2012
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Historical mission seminary gives way to University for Intercultural Theology
August 23, 2012
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EKD Council Chairman: Nobody should go hungry due to biofuel
August 21, 2012
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German Federal Parliament calls for speedy legislation permitting religious circumcision
July 20, 2012
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Cologne Circumcision Decision sparks Controversy
Religious Associations and Churches call for Legal Certainty
June 28, 2012
- Johannes Friedrich: "Stop building settlements for the sake of peace"
- Kässmann: Luther Had No Intention of Dividing the Church
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Church Communion Criticizes Land Theft in Indonesia
May 9, 2012
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EKD Sports Spoksperson Considers Boycotting EURO 2012 Appropriate
April 30, 2012
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Protestant Church Wants to Step Up Dialogue with Other Religions
April 27, 2012
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Bishop Bohl Presents Reconciliation Sculpture in Coventry
April 18, 2012
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Action Reconciliation Commemorates First Summer Camp 50 Years Ago
April 18, 2012
- "Week for Life" Focuses on Inter-Generational Solidarity
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Stuttgart Airport Holds Bible Exhibition
March 28, 2012
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Council Chair Concerned about Threat of War in the Near East
March 8, 2012
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WCC applauds EU court ruling on migrants' rights
February 27, 2012
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WCC Executive Committee sends message to Syrian churches
February 20, 2012
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Youth longing for peace in the Arab world
February 6, 2012
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Church Bank: Ethical Investments Growing
February 3, 2012
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Schneider and Lehmann stress kinship between Protestants and Catholics
January 20, 2012
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EKD Peace Secretary Stresses Role of Civil Society in Afghanistan
December 6, 2011
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Church Parliament to Prepare Reformation Jubilee
November 10, 2011
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Church Council Hopes to Organize 2017 Week of Prayer
October 21, 2011
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September 11: EKD Council Chair Warns Against Religious Fanaticism
September 09, 2011
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Präses Schneider Criticizes Economy's One-sided Conception of Humanity
August 25, 2011
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Church Document Rejects Medically Assisted Death and Aid to Suicide
August 25, 2011
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A call to end the violence in Syria
August 10, 2011
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We cannot live with such dangers
Statement on the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 6 and 9 August 1945
August 5, 2011
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WCC general secretary shocked by unleashing of violence in his homeland
July 23, 2011
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Protestant Church Criticizes Arms Trade with Saudi Arabia
July 12, 2011
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"We cannot be ecumenical by ourselves"
April 12, 2011
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EKD Bishop for Foreign Affairs urges global ecumenical debate on climate change.
April 8, 2011
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Peace Representative Brahms against Military Intervention in Libya
March 11, 2011
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Council Chair Urges a Lenten Period without Excuses
March 10, 2011
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Jubilee Celebrates History of German Churches in the USA
March 04, 2011
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Evangelical Church Seeks Encounter with the Pope in Erfurt
February 10, 2011
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Ski World Championship: Bishops Call for More Humility and Fair Play in Competitive Sports
Februaray 07, 2011
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EKD Council Chair Shocked by Attack Against Egyptian Christians
Januaray 01, 2011
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German Protestant head says a European Islam needed for dialogue
November 23, 2010
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German churches to bridge former iron curtain in merger
November 04, 2010
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Global faith-based aid alliance says a billion hungry wrong
November 1, 2010
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EKD Head Theologian Receives Honorary Doctorate in Münster
October 19, 2010
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German president says 20 years later, Islam now part of Germany
October 14, 2010
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Lutheran grouping congratulates Bachelet as head of UN Women Geneva
September 20, 2010
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German Protestant who sought media independence, remembered
September 06, 2010
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Church agencies battle flood damage to bring aid to Pakistan
August 3, 2010
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German Lutheran named to head global communicators' group
July 22, 2010
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YMCA world council chooses Norwegian head
July 20, 2010
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EKD Peace Secretary Stresses Role of Civil Society in Afghanistan
December 6, 2011
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Church peace commissioner calls for clear Bundeswehr mandate in Afghanistan
December 28, 2011
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European theology faculties warn of shift to religious studies
July 14, 2010
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As G8 meets, churches' leader sounds warning on Haiti
June 25, 2010
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EKD Council Chairperson Schneider: Religion and Culture Belong Together
June 17, 2010
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WCC calls on parties to Thailand's conflict to negotiate, abandon violence
May 20, 2010
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Unhappy with Copenhagen accord, churches urge ongoing action
December 22, 2009
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Copenhagen bells ring, candles flicker, archbishop links love to climate
December 15, 2009
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German Supreme Court Curbs Sunday Shopping
Open Shops During All Advent Sundays Unconstitutional
December 1, 2009
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UN now looks to faith leaders, to help end violence against women
November 26, 2009
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Prayers And Candles Brought Berlin Wall Down
German Churches Commemorate 20th Anniversary With Thanksgiving
November 9, 2009
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Role of faith, prayer in opening of Berlin Wall underscored
November 9, 2009
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German Protestant bishop 'disappointed' on talks with Catholics
October 28, 2009
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First female bishop elected to lead German Protestants
October 28, 2009
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Jesus would have 'tweeted' says initiator of Twitter Bible
October 15, 2009
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One billion now hungry, says report on 'right to food'
October 13, 2009
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What happened in Leipzig around prayers and toppling communism
October 08, 2009
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Pastor honoured for role in protests that felled the Berlin Wall
October 07, 2009
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German bishop writes about divorce and breast cancer battle
Oktober 01, 2009
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German church leaders visit North Korea
September 15, 2009
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Relations with Catholics, Islam key issues for new WCC leader
August 28, 2009
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World Council of Churches looks to bigger tent for next assembly
August 28, 2009
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Norwegian Lutheran elected to lead World Council of Churches
August 28, 2009
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Congratulations for newly-elected global churches' leader
August 28, 2009
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Global church grouping to elect new leader at Geneva meeting
August 26, 2009
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One building for 18 denominations in Hamburg 'harbour city'
August 24, 2009
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German church opens Web site to mark peaceful revolution
August 7, 2009
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Scripture Distribution Drops Slightly
August 5, 2009
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Lutheran Bishop Wants More Positive View of Mission Maria Jepsen: Dark Sides of History Highlighted All Too Often
July 27, 2009
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Yemen: Abducted Christians Still Missing
July 21, 2009
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Conference of European Churches votes for reform by 2013
July 20, 2009
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Fall of Iron Curtain means churches need 'one voice' in new Europe
July 20. 2009
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Offer hope to crisis-hit world, European churches' leaders urge
July 16, 2009
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On 10 July, Protestants celebrate 500 years since Calvin's birth
July 10, 2009
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Iran must respond to discontent, says German pastor in Tehran
June 19, 2009
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Atheist Campaign: Christians "Jump on the Bus"
Evangelicals Accompany Atheists on Round Trip Through Germany
June 18, 2009
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Bible School Students Murdered in Yemen
German Nurses Were On a Short-Term Hospital Internship
June 17, 2009
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PRESS STATEMENT by United Church Council - Namibia Evangelical Lutheran Churches
June 12, 2009
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German Protestants 'tweet' the Bible in 10 days
June 2, 2009
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Social justice needed to revive economies faith leaders tell EU
May 12, 2009
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Church remembers rigged East German elections 20 years ago
May 9, 2009
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East German "revolution" remembered in church campaign
April 30, 2009
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Protestant leader lambastes Germany's major role as arms exporter
April 17, 2009
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German Protestants launch mammoth effort to 'tweet' the Bible
April 9, 2009
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Ilse Junkermann is first female bishop in former East Germany
March 27, 2009
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Protestants in northwest Germany look to form united church
March 19, 2009
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Precious Renaissance painting stolen from Norwegian church
March 10, 2009
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Don't target minorities in global crisis says Protestant leader
February 20, 2009
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Professor, pastor and communicator vie for Berlin bishop's post
February 15, 2009
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Germany's debate on Holocaust rages as Vatican clarifies again
February 4, 2009
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Berlin library launches appeal to save Bonhoeffer's papers
January 16, 2009
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Church groups warn about 'collapse' of Sudan peace pact
January 12, 2009
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Jerusalem Christian leaders seek day of prayer, halt to Gaza violence
January 8, 2009
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World Lutheran leader 'anguished and outraged' over Zimbabwe
December 17, 2008
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Worshippers Have More Friends Than Non-Religious People
Socio-Economic Study Reveals: Religion Is a Strong Cohesive Force
December 17, 2008
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World Council of Churches seeks candidates for top job
December 11, 2008
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Letters to God reach Jerusalem from all over the world
December 11, 2008
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Churches urge Europe's leaders to build a greener economy
December 8, 2008
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Woman pastor who is HIV 'survivor' gives hope to others like her
December 2, 2008
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Why should religions engage on climate? Faith summit discusses
December 1, 2008
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'Iraq is finished' say Christians who fled conflict
November 25, 2008
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German Churches Launch Prayer Projects
Internet-Clip Explains Prayer: Candid Conversation with God
November 19, 2008
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Global Christian leaders censure Africa for Zimbabwe failure
November 14, 2008
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Half of Church of England clergy 'will be women' by 2018
November 13, 2008
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German Protestant Church Calls For Change in Lifestyle Counter Climate Change and Preserve God¹s Creation
November 10, 2008
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Archbishop of Canterbury praises Zimbabwean Anglican leader
November 10, 2008
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German churches say they failed to oppose persecution of Jews
November 10, 2008
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Year to mark Calvin's 500th anniversary to be launched in Geneva
October 31, 2008
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Church condemns killing of aid worker as 'offence against God'
October 21, 2008
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Religious extremism 'one of greatest threats', says WCC leader
October 17, 2008
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Anglican head urges joint Christian-Muslim approach on credit
October 17, 2008
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State corruption to blame for Zimbabwe collapse says bishop
October 17, 2008
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German Protestants recall Anglican bishop of reconciliation
October 3, 2008
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Financial panic must not derail anti-poverty plans say faith leaders
September 29, 2008
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World Council of Churches honours former leader Philip Potter
September 25, 2008
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Christian dialogue with Islam sought by new Berlin bishop
May 12, 2009