Category - norway

Congo Christians oppose death penalty for two Norwegians

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:11:34 +0100

Church leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo are urging the government of the central African nation to rescind death sentences pronounced on two Norwegians

Renaissance masterpiece stolen from Norwegian church

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:05:47 +0000

An art thief has broken into a church and stolen a precious 450-year-old painting called "Let the little children come to me" by the revered 16th century German artist Lucas Cranach (1472-1533).

Norwegian bishop's oil moratorium call excites debate

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:42:05 +0000

Some Norwegian church leaders want a five-year moratorium on oil and gas exploration on Norway's continental shelf in the North Sea, in particular off the Lofoten archipelago in the Arctic Circle.

Monastery court case goes ahead in Turkey

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:06:10 +0000

The (Lutheran) Church of Norway says its representatives were due to be present at a court case hearing yesterday on the future of one of the world's most ancient monasteries, Mor Gabriel in Turkey.

Norway's Catholics praised for support of migrant workers

Ecumenical News International — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:53:30 +0000

Norway's government has praised the country's small Roman Catholic Church for its role in supporting more than 100,000 labour migrants from Poland and other eastern European countries.

Historic joint Christian-Muslim declaration on freedom to convert

staff writers — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:00:35 +0100

The signing of a declaration between a group representing Muslims and a leading Christian body in Norway, which supports the mutual right to convert between faiths without harassment, is the first pact of its type in the world, the two bodies have announced.

Somalia conflict is fuelling refugee crisis, says Norwegian agency

staff writers — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 18:13:32 +0000

Conflict in Somalia is fuelling fears of a new refugee crisis, according to Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), a development agency with considerable experience in the region.