More people left the Norwegian Church in 2019
Far more members left the Norwegian Church in 2019 than in 2018, new figures show. The Church Council puts the withdrawals in the context of…
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Muslim faiths are growing
Today, 175,500 Muslims in Norway are registered as members of Muslim faiths, an increase of almost 90 percent over the past ten years. In 2009,…
Four out of five church members want to baptize their children
78 percent of members of the Norwegian Church would have baptized their child in the church if they had a child now, according to a…
The Norwegian Church is satisfied with the State budget allocation
While the Norwegian Church is satisfied with what it has been allocated in the State budget, it may have problems using all of the money…
Sex abuse cases in Norwegian church have more than doubled
In 2016 and 2017, 34 cases of sexual offences in the Church have been reported. In 2014 and 2015, the figure was seven. Of…
Calls from children and adolescents to the Church’s SOS
Increase in the number of calls from children and adolescents to the Church’s SOS The Church’s SOS (Kirkens SOS) has received hundreds more requests from…
The Norwegian Church loses ground
Norwegian Church in steady decline In 2016, there were approximately 3.8 million registered members of the Norwegian Church (Den Norske Kirke). This is 41,000 fewer…
Islamic Council dismisses criticism from the Norwegian church
General Secretary, Mehtab Afsar, of the Islamic Council (IRN) dismissed the criticism from the Norwegian Church after employing a woman who wears a nikab. ‘Our…
Norwegian church bells will ring in solidarity with Syria and Iraq
The Bishops’ Conference and the Church Council has sent a request to all of Norway’s churches to ring their church bells this coming Sunday at…
15,000 have quit the church in four days
Altogether 15,053 people have signed out of the Norwegian Church membership through the online service which was launched on Monday, said the Church. Meanwhile, the…
Hareide and one of the heads of the church to take part in Pride Parade
For the first time one of the heads of the Norwegian Church will take part in the Oslo Pride on Saturday. Christian Democratic Party leader…
Every tenth Norwegian has left the church since 2006
In 2015 72.9 percent of the Norwegian population were members of the Norwegian Church. Ten years ago the proportion was at 82.7 percent. The number…
Huge shortage of priests in the Norwegian Church
Dioceses across the country are struggling with few applicants for available positions for priests . This has lead to several positions now beinh vacant. Many…