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‘Unhappy’ bishop denies fraud charges

Bishop Bernt Eidsvig, the top official of the Catholic Church in Norway, has formally denied charges that he and other leaders of the Catholic...

Catholic diocese raided in Oslo

UPDATED: Norwegian police raided the offices of the Catholic Church's diocese in Oslo on Thursday, and charged the diocese, Bishop Bernt Eidsvig and the church's...

Dalai Lama came and went quietly

When exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama visited Norway last year, it set off huge controversy because the new conservative government refused to officially meet...

Abortion opponent disrupted bishop’s ceremony

Anti-abortion activist Per Kørner demonstrated his views during Sunday's ceremony in Tromsø consecrating the newest bishop of the Norwegian Church, Olav Øygard. Kørner was eventually seized...

Catholic Church admits inflating membership

The Catholic Church in Norway was promising to sharpen its routines after newspaper Dagbladet revealed this week that it had inflated its membership numbers...

Anti-abortion pastor dies at 76

Børre Knudsen, Norway's high-profile pastor who often resorted to radical demonstrations of his opposition to abortion, died over the weekend after a long illness. He may...

Leaders reach out in local mosques

Norwegian leaders from both ends of the political spectrum have been visiting local mosques and reaching out to the country's Muslims in the wake of...

Christian Democrats set up own think tank

Norway's small Christian Democrats party (Kristelig Folkeparti, KrF) has become the latest political party to set up a think tank, not surprisingly based on...

Expat churches defy attendance decline

At a time when the Norwegian Church has been offending and losing members, and church attendance in Oslo continues to decline, churches that cater...

Veteran politician blasts the church

Per-Kristian Foss, Norway's Auditor General and a former longtime Member of Parliament for the Conservative Party, has called the Norwegian Church's refusal to marry...
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