Obtaining overview of Norwegians in Sri Lanka
UD is obtaining an overview of Norwegians in Sri Lanka Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide (Conservatives), describes the attacks on Sri Lanka…
Church
The church meets climate requirement criticism from its own
The Norwegian Church recently released a climate statement that said “Now it burns!” But they received criticism from their own for not doing enough for…
Woodpeckers damaging church to be shot
Permit issued to shoot woodpeckers damaging church in Elverum Woodpeckers interfere with funerals, and have recently made between 20 and 30 holes in the Elverum…
Maren Ueland interred at Time Church
A crowded Time church in Jæren took a final farewell with Maren Ueland, the 28-year-old student who was killed in Morocco before Christmas. Among those…
Over 12,000 people left the Church last year
Every month last year, on average, more than 1,000 people resigned from the Norwegian Church, but for the Church the tendency is positive. The number…
Critical to Church Asylum at Hønefoss
Representative critical to Church Asylum at Hønefoss Local elected representative in The Norwegian Church, Peder Gjerdrum, is critical of the fact that the family, that…
SOS line with 3,000 calls during Christmas
The Church’s SOS line has had over 3,000 conversations during Christmas Christmas presents challenges for many and the need to talk to someone is great….
6 per cent more members outside the church
6 per cent increase in members outside the Norwegian Church The number of members of religious and religious communities outside the Norwegian Church increased by…
Vicar caught drink driving
A priest in Østfold has been convicted by Frederikstad District Court for drink-driving after he was caught out on his way to a Confirmation Service….
Church strike will only affect Oslo
A Church strike will only affect Oslo for now There will be a strike in the Norwegian Church from Wednesday morning if the mediation does…
Every fourth gay marriage last year took place in a church
A quarter of the 333 gay and lesbian couples who got married last year did it in the Norwegian Church. Gay and lesbian couples…
The British will use church spires to improve mobile and web signals
The British government has entered into an agreement with the Church of England to use church spires to reinforce mobile and web signals. “This agreement…
91 gay couples married in church
In 2017, since the Church gave approval for gay couples to be married in the Norwegian Church, 91 couples were married. 39 of the…
Decline in numbers leaving the Church Diocese
Less than half the amount of people cancelled their membership from the Norwegian Church last year compared with 2016, new numbers show. Last year,…
Crown Prince family attending Christmas service in Asker
Crown Prince family attending Christmas service in Asker Crown Prince Haakon and the children attended the family service in Asker. Crown Princess Mette-Marit stayed home…
Priest wants ecclesiastical ‘# me too’ campaign
Elisabeth Torp, head of the Church Resource Center Against Violence and Sexual Assault, wants an ecclesiastical #metoo campaign. Torp wants Norwegian churches to be…
Hundreds attend Sergeant Hågen Skattum’s funeral
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Hågen Skattum on Friday, in Vangskirken at Voss. The church was decorated with white flowers when family,…
Afghan family allowed to be out of church
An asylum Afghan family who has been in a church in Kristiansand is now allowed to be outside of the church An Afghan family who…
Complaints about church bells in Sandefjord
Complaints about church bells in the whale hunters town For decades, the church bells in Sandefjord church have rung out hymns and songs each hour,…
Woman charged with siphoning money from church
Woman charged with siphoning money from bank account belonging to church A 40 year old woman, recruited through Nav, has drained an ecclesiastical joint council…