The Bishop of Iceland has set a time scale for his departure this year and a female priest has already put herself forward as a candidate to replace him. Read the full story

Sweden has recognised a pro-file sharing organisation as an official religion. Read the full story

Gay couples in Denmark should soon be able to have religious wedding ceremonies after the government struck an agreement with the church. Read the full story

A new idea has become increasingly popular over the last week or so: to rebuild the Mediaeval wooden cathedral at Skalholt, southwest Iceland. The area is historically one of the most important and sacred places in the country. Read the full story

The Catholic Church investigatory committee looking into abuse cases in Iceland plans to start interviewing before the end of the month. Read the full story

Four young people have been charged with deliberately burning Iceland’s famous Krysuvik church to the ground on 2nd January last year. Read the full story

Seventy-five percent of Church of Sweden members do not believe in Jesus, and 15 percent claim to be atheists, according to a recent survey. Read the full story

There is evidence to suggest that sexual abuse committed by the head of a Catholic school in Reykjavik was known to the church as early as 1963, but no action was taken. Read the full story

The Catholic church in Iceland is the latest in a long line to become embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal. Read the full story

Tourists are still turning up at Helsinki’s ‘church in the rock’ in their throngs, despite the fact that it has be closed for months. Read the full story