Norway

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has chosen Norwegian Trappist Bishop Erik Varden to preach the first papal Lenten retreat of his pontificate with the Roman Curia later this …

Thanks to a 17th-century Italian priest, skis made their way from their origin in Scandinavia to Central Europe.

Bishop Erik Varden spoke about his own path to monastic life, the challenges facing believers in the North, and how the Gospel can still speak “face to face” to a …

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide remain illegal in Norway. However, public opinion on the practice has grown more favorable in recent years.

Did you know that the crown of thorns from Jesus’ passion still exists today? It is one of the most precious relics in the treasury of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, …