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500 years later, Lutherans and Catholics to talk about split

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church is sponsoring “From Conflict to Communion: Lutheran and Catholic Perspectives” from 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25. The event seeks to inform Catholics, Lutherans, other Protestants and people of other faith traditions about significant steps that have taken place in the last Continue Reading…

Jazz Passion world tour honors Reformation anniversary

Chicago; New York City; Leipzig and Berlin, Germany; Nitra, Slovakia. That’s the lineup and world-tour for ELCA member Andy Tecson for the performances of “Eternal, Victorious Light, A Jazz Passion and Resurrection.” Tecson will perform as part of a trio that includes world-renowned pianist Bobby Schiff and Ken Jandes, a Presbyterian and Tecson’s former high Continue Reading…

9th bi-annual ALIC Conference explored Reformation in Asia

The 9th bi-annual Asian Lutheran International Conference (ALIC) took place in Medan, Indonesia in early February, coinciding with the Asian Reformation anniversary observance on February 1. With 150 delegates from 9 caucuses explored “Re-Visioning Reformation in Asia” with three speakers, including a keynote address by Prof. Paul Rajashekar of Philadelphia’s Lutheran Theological Seminary who spoke Continue Reading…

Lutherans, Catholics gather for historic service in Lund, Sweden

The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), ​joined Lutheran and Catholic leaders for a joint ecumenical commemoration of the Reformation on Oct. 31 in Lund, Sweden. Pope Francis; Munib Younan, bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and The Lutheran World Federation Continue Reading…