Norwegian churches open their doors to Ukrainian refugees at Easter
Norwegian churches will offer translated church texts, language cafés, interpreters, and free concerts to Ukrainian refugees at Easter, the newspaper Vårt Land. The newspaper has…
Norwegian churches will offer translated church texts, language cafés, interpreters, and free concerts to Ukrainian refugees at Easter, the newspaper Vårt Land. The newspaper has…
The Church of Norway has decided that it will move its investments out of fossil energy, the newspaper Vårt Land reports. The goal is for…
5 decades since homosexuality was decriminalized in Norway, the Episcopal Conference has apologized for some of its past attitudes and views. 50 years since Section…
The government’s electricity support package for voluntary organizations does not include the Church of Norway. “Tragic,” according to Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KRF). Minister of Children…
Fewer Norwegians are members of the Church of Norway, and fewer are getting baptized. Church attendance is also on the decline. However, the number of…
A week has passed since the Church of Norway called for an end to oil exploration. Since then, more than 1,700 people have left the…
A total of 434 people left the Church of Norway the day after it called for an end to further oil and gas exploration activity…
The Church of Norway is asking the Norwegian government to stop oil exploration. Progress Party (FRP) leader Sylvi Listhaug asks the Church to stop behaving…
Congregations in the Church of Norway will receive a special corona grant of NOK 18 million. The money is earmarked for voluntary activity. The support…
The Church of Norway is experiencing a stubborn decline in membership. From 2019 to 2020, the number of its members fell by over 31,000. Last…
The new national closure over the next two weeks will lead to the Church of Norway canceling services and banning funerals with more than 50…
Christmas services are an important tradition for many Norwegians. Across the country, churches are trying to make it easier for people to experience them despite…
The parish priest in Kautokeino, who warned against homosexuality, abortion, and divorce in his confirmation speech, is no longer allowed to give lectures to confirmands….
Only half of the employees of the Church of Norway with LGBT identity spoke out about it, a recent report shows. The report, which has…
The Church of Norway has stated that a priest can’t refuse to cooperate with female priest colleagues, Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reports. At a press conference…
The Church of Norway lost 16,000 members last year. The church now has 3.7 million members, 214,000 fewer than in 2005. In 2018, 70% of…