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No options for her royal confirmation

The daughter of Crown Prince Haakon was set to undergo Norwegian teenagers' rite of passage this weekend, known as konfirmasjon. While record few now...

Catholics must pay for fraud

Norway's Supreme Court has refused to hear another appeal from the Catholic Church in Oslo, which was accused of fraudulently inflating membership numbers in...

Schools urged to offer Christmas services

Norway's education ministry is urging all schools around the country to offer religious services to their students before the Christmas holidays, or an alternative...

‘No discrimination’ of Muslim teacher

Norway's state anti-discrimination board has ruled that an Oslo school did not discriminate against a Muslim man when it refused to renew his substitute...

Norway’s first Hindu temple rises in Oslo

It's been eight years since the City of Oslo agreed to sell two lots to religious organizations, one for a mosque at Mortensrud and...

Muslim teacher claims discrimination

A Muslim man who lost his job as a substitute teacher at an Oslo elementary school has filed a discrimination complaint with state authorities....

‘Retired’ bishop rallies for peace

Gunnar Stålsett, the retired bishop of Oslo, spent much of his career championing peace and reconciliation, also as a member of the Norwegian Nobel...

Cash is king at most confirmations

Norwegian teenagers going through the rite of passage known as konfirmasjon (confirmation) have been caught boasting about all the money they're given in gifts....

Oslo’s new bishop hails open church

It seemed only fitting that the new Bishop of Oslo would be ordained on the Sunday before Christmas. Kari Veiteberg, who's been called Norway's...

New study reveals religious attitudes

Anti-Semitism has declined in Norway, but a new study shows Muslims are more negative towards Jews than the rest of the population. The report...
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