Church of Norway

The bells are ringing for peace

15.3.2022

When the church bells around the country are ringing a little extra on Sunday at one o’clock, and for seven minutes, it is something very unusual. At present, the crisis is so grave that it is time to use special means. The bells are ringing for peace. The mission of the church is always to call for peace, reconciliation and justice, as we have been taught to do by the words and example of Jesus.

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Church of Norway congratulates 2020 Rafto Prize Laureate ECRF

25.9.2020

The Church of Norway congratulates the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) for being awarded the Rafto Prize for 2020.

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– There is lots to be done, and we have lots to contribute

31.1.2020

On 30 January, the National Council of the Church of Norway appointed the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit (59), as the new Presiding Bishop of the Bishops’ Conference of Norway.

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Church of Norway - a brief history

The Church of Norway has represented the main expression of religious belief in Norway for a thousand years. It has belonged to the Evangelical Lutheran branch of the Christian church since the 16th century, and has been a state church since then until 2012. Around 70 per cent of Norway’s population are currently baptized members.

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