Martin Luther, the 16th century Protestant Reformer, can help Christians today to accommodate Islam in western societies, a German expert has told a Lutheran World Federation meeting.

History was be made on Saturday 17 January 2009, as the first woman bishop to serve in a British church took office.

Lutherans in America have expressed concern over the impact of immigration enforcement raids on children and families in the US. They say that US immigration law is 'badly broken' and in desperate need of reform.

After being separated for decades along ethnic lines by a history of colonialism and apartheid, Namibia's three Lutheran churches are moving towards unity following an announcement that they have established a combined church council- writes Rodrick Mukumbira for Ecumenical News International(ENI).