KINGNEWSWIRE // PRESS RELEASE // New facility in downtown San Juan highlights interfaith cooperation, community programmes and humanitarian outreach as dignitaries mark a milestone for the island’s religious landscape BRUSSELS / SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — 24 February 2026 — The Church of S…
Teresina Brazil Temple The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced that the groundbreaking services for the Teresina Brazil Temple will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2026. Elder Ciro Schmeil, First Counselor in the Brazil Area Presidency, will preside at…
The Conference Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City will be fully closed to the public from March 30, 2026, through March 1, 2027 (except for general conference and other major events), in preparation for the Salt Lake Temple Celebration planned for 2027. Du…
The 45 participants represented LWF member churches in the South Asia sub-region: NELC, and two churches in India that joined the LWF in 2025: the Bodo Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC) and Manipur Evangelical Lutheran Church (MELC) of India. The workshop focused on foundational elements of L…
Through all of this runs an essential question posed to churches and Christians during Lent: what does it mean to walk toward the cross in this particular moment? Burghardt’s advice is to trust that even small steps may, like the mustard seed, grow and change the world — that transformative…
“Lent invites proximity — with God, with ourselves, and with realities we would rather avoid: our own complicity, strangers at the border, the suffering of the earth, systemic injustices, and fractured relationships,” said Rev. Dr. Anupama Hial, LWF Program Executive for Global Public Theology. “…
