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![[Press Release] Lutherans and Catholics explore deep ecumenical potential of Augsburg Confession](https://i2.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2026-02/lutheran-catholic-dialogue-slovenia-main-2.jpg.webp?h=690c175f&itok=9wML2mfr&w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1 "[Press Release] Lutherans and Catholics explore deep ecumenical potential of Augsburg Confession")
Christianity
A key focus of this first meeting, noted Prof. Lange, was the drafting of a joint statement to mark the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in 2030. “Our...
![[Press Release] 300 Scientology Volunteers Distribute 500,000 Drug-Prevention Booklets during Winter Olympics](https://europeantimes.news/wp-content/smush-webp/2026/02/Cortina-EU-values-Scientology-768x432.jpg.webp "[Press Release] 300 Scientology Volunteers Distribute 500,000 Drug-Prevention Booklets during Winter Olympics")
Press releases
KINGNEWSWIRE / PRESS RELEASE / MILAN, Italy — 12 February 2026 — A volunteer network of around 300 people (and increasing) has been active since January in a nationwide drug-prevention initiative in Italy,...
Europe
Europe remains one of the world’s easiest regions to explore across borders—especially by rail—but the “simple” trip still depends on smart planning: entry rules, new EU border systems, seat reservations,...
Europe
Europe’s identity is often debated as if it were a fixed inheritance. But Europe’s most enduring tradition is evolution itself: a continent shaped by exchange, reform, and plural societies—now anchored...
![[Press Release] Czech church offers training for lay administrators](https://i2.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2026-02/Czech1.jpg.webp?h=f49ed93f&itok=FnegAjcL&w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1 "[Press Release] Czech church offers training for lay administrators")
Christianity
More confident and competent administration of individual parishes will have a beneficial effect on the wider church, which currently numbers around 55,000 members. This in turn can bring benefits to...
![[Press Release] Greenland’s church leaders call for solidarity in time of crisis](https://i3.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2026-02/greenland-leaders-visit-022026-group.jpg.webp?h=7a192467&itok=_x8LCKCf&w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1 "[Press Release] Greenland’s church leaders call for solidarity in time of crisis")
Christianity
Munk was elected bishop in 2020 but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she was officially installed and started her ministry in 2021, exactly three hundred years after Norwegian missionary Pastor...
![[Press Release] “You are not alone” write LWF leaders to Ukrainian church](https://i1.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/pastoral%20letter-ukraine.jpg?w=768&resize=768,0&ssl=1 "[Press Release] “You are not alone” write LWF leaders to Ukrainian church")
Christianity
Pointing to the recent intensification of drone and missile attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, the LWF leaders say that “deliberate attacks on energy infrastructure as temperatures have dropped to...
News
Bad Bunny turned the Super Bowl LX halftime show into a statement about identity and language, centring Puerto Rico and Spanish-language music on one of the world’s biggest stages. The...
Africa
Private finance for nature has increased more than tenfold in recent years, rising from USD 9.4 billion to over USD 100 billion, and could reach up to USD 1.45 trillion...
Europe
A European Parliament anniversary video links Spain and Portugal’s 1986 accession to today’s debates on unity, defence and Europe’s global role. A new European Parliament video marking the 40th anniversary...
![[Press Release] Lutherans and Catholics explore deep ecumenical potential of Augsburg Confession](https://i3.wp.com/lutheranworld.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2026-02/lutheran-catholic-dialogue-slovenia-main-2.jpg.webp?h=690c175f&itok=9wML2mfr&resize=1,1&ssl=1 "[Press Release] Lutherans and Catholics explore deep ecumenical potential of Augsburg Confession"){kind=small}
