A Lutheran group from Finland, led by their bishop, Samuel Salmi of Oulu, reportedly received Holy Communion in St Peter’s basilica this week, despite indicating to the priests present that they were ...

The Lutheran World Federation has elected the first woman to head its global communion of churches. The Rev. Anne Burghardt, an Estonian theologian, was chosen June 19 by the LWF Council as the next ...

Francis continues to, um, amaze. From Rocco Palma’s report on the Pope’s meeting with Lutherans in Rome on Sunday, as part of an ecumenical dialogue: In an answer that’s almost certain to resonate ...

Pope Francis has strikingly suggested that Lutherans married to Catholics can personally discern whether to take Communion in the Catholic church, saying it is not his role to give permission to such ...

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis says the Vatican has “not put the brakes on” the possibility of communion for the Lutheran spouses of Catholics. On his flight back to Rome after an ...

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St. John Lutheran Church, 231 State St., Nanticoke, PA, will celebrate St. Mary, the mother of Jesus, with a free cookout at 6 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 15, followed by a special Communion service at 7 ...