- Nordic Bishops’ Conference Meets in Paderborn
- 14 Million Euros for Catholics in the Diaspora
- Traineeship in the North in Spite of Coronavirus Pandemic
- Bonifatiuswerk Starts "Christmas – Stellar moments of humanity" Initiative
- Support programme “Creating spaces for faith”
- Eric Varden Becomes Bishop of Trondheim
- Allocation of funds
- Nationwide St. Nicholas campaign
- Nationwide diaspora campaign
- Founded 170 years ago
- First communicants collect for aid for children
- Monsignore Austen another 6 years in office
- Bernhard Duhn from Hamburg is the new Vice President
- Bonifatiuswerk launches nationwide support programme “Creating spaces for faith” in Germany
- Review of the European Cultural Heritage Year
- New country brochure presents the Catholic Church in Norway
- Delegates of Bonifatiuswerk discover the church in Finland
- First communicants collect nationwide for aid for children
- Confirmants support the aid for children and youths
AWAKENINGS OF A DIASPORA CHURCH
New country brochure presents the Catholic Church in Norway
01.04.2019
Norway is known for its fjords, deep blue lakes, white peaks, international diversity and industry with abundant oil and gas resources. But many are not aware that Norway is also the country where the Catholic Church is growing by one percent every month. While the number of Catholics is decreasing in many European countries, in this Scandinavian country a reverse development can be seen. The Bonifatiuswerk presents Catholic life in Norway with the new and illustrated brochure "Norway – Awakenings of a Diaspora Church"..
The brochure from the country series "Being Catholic in the North" has been completely revised and is available for 6.90 euros. Other issues include brochures on Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia and Latvia. Orders can be placed by calling +49 (0)5251 2996-94 or in our shop: Onlineshop.
Impressive photos and informative stories
"The brochure with its impressive photos and informative stories gives current insights into the life and diversity of the Catholic Church in Norway. It presents the situation of our Catholics in detail and with a lot of background information. I hope that this brochure will spark the interest of many people in our country and our Church," said the Bishop of Oslo, Bernt Eidsvig.
Believers' life in diaspora
In Norway the Lutheran Church has only now, after 475 years, freed itself from its status as a state church. The Catholic community in this Scandinavian country is therefore small. Altogether around 166,000 registered Catholics live among the some 5.3 million inhabitants. They make up 2.9 percent of the population. Comprising 76 pages of articles, interviews and background reports, the brochure provides information on a young Catholic Church shaped by people from over 120 nations. However, the situation of the faithful differs quite considerably. While the few Catholics in the north have to organise their life of faith in parishes the size of small Central European states, in Oslo many believers crowd into the few and often too small churches every Sunday.
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