Few applicants for clergy positions
Only one of eight priesthood positions announced in the Hamar Diocese this summer is occupied. For some of the positions there were no applicants at…
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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….
Priest wants to cut ecclesiastical holidays
Days like Maundy Thursday and the 2nd Pentecost should not be ‘holy days’ or public ‘holidays’ because of a Christian content to which the public…
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…
Pastor removes anti-Islamic prayers from the UIO
Pastor busy removing anti-Islamic prayers from the University of Oslo The student Pastor constantly has to replace the prayer book which is available in the…
Priests wish to be relieved of death notifications
Priests wish to be relieved of task of delivering death notifications Many priests feel it’s uncomfortable to deliver death notifications to the relatives of a…
The municipalities are offered priest against payment
If municipalities Solund, Gulen, and Masfjorden adds 500,000 kroner on the table, they get each a pastor from the Norwegian Church. If not, it will…
Foundation will settle with the priest convicted of fraud
The priest Are Blomhoff is convicted of embezzling almost NOK 16 million, which was mostly spent on sex parties and booze. Now he wants to repay…
