The Catholic church in Iceland is the latest in a long line to become embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal. Read the full story
Posted on 22 June 2011.
The Catholic church in Iceland is the latest in a long line to become embroiled in a sexual abuse scandal. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 May 2011.
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
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Posted on 22 May 2011.
The diocese of Lund is making money through investing in porn distributors. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 April 2011.
The elections board of the National Church of Iceland has decided to resign in an attempt to increase trust and credibility following the contested result in the election of the Ordination Bishop of Skalholt. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 April 2011.
Leaders of a religious movement in Finland have admitted that cases of child abuse within its ranks have not been handled properly. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 March 2011.
A Christian campaign to persuade gay people to renounce their sexuality has caused a surge of resignations from the Finnish Lutheran Church and been described as a possible revenge attack against religious liberals. Read the full story
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Posted on 04 March 2011.
Danish priests are calling for a range of ‘off-the-peg’ cassocks after it was revealed that the tailor-made robes costs as much as fur coats. Read the full story
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Posted on 29 October 2010.
The majority of candidates in the parish elections for the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church support gay relationships, according to a new survey. Read the full story
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Posted on 29 October 2010.
Between 50 and 60 Icelandic headteachers and priests held a meeting at the Neskirkja church in Reykjavik yesterday to discuss the recommendations of the city human rights committee on the relations between schools and the church. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 October 2010.
A record number of Finns have left the church after a controversial TV debate about gay rights. The mass exodus from the Evangelical Lutheran state church took place last Wednesday afternoon via an online service. Read the full story
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