Bishop Munib Younan, 2019

Bishop Emeritus Munib Younan, a Lutheran church leader from the Middle East committed to cultivating peace by building bridges among religions, was chosen to receive the Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award.

In 2012, Bishop Younan joined global religious leaders in signing the historic "Welcome the Stranger: Affirmation for Faith Leaders" developed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees with a Lutheran World Federation-led initiative.

Bishop Younan and Pope Francis co-signed a Joint Statement commemorating the Lutheran Reformation and Historical Reconciliation between the Lutheran and Roman Catholic Churches in 2016 in Lund, Sweden.