Bats in Europe are regular churchgoers. In fact, they often take up residence in the quiet upper areas of a church, whether an attic, steeple, or belfry. Those areas don't tend to be that popular with ...

To become more socially relevant, more and more congregations are trying to expand their role and open church facilities to more people. But contradictory rules and different interpretations of ...

Her white clergy robes flowing behind her, Sandra Signarsdotter walks down the aisle of Stockholm's Gustaf Vasa church greeting parishioners, a ritual of hers and a familiar sight in Sweden, where ...

Is God a man or a woman? According to one national church, God doesn't fall into human gender classification at all. In updating its handbook, the Church of Sweden has adopted more inclusive language ...

A 113-year-old church in Sweden arrived at its new home Wednesday after a two-day, three mile journey across the city of Kiruna. "I think it's the largest wood building in Sweden," said Vicar Lena ...

Rev. Elisabeth Oberg Hansen, right, of the Church of Sweden smiles to her student Rikard Kjellman as he puts on his clergy robes for the first time, ahead of his first sermon in Stockholm, Thursday, ...

Pope Francis greets people as he arrives at the international airport in Malmo, Sweden, Oct. 31. The pope made a two-day visit to Sweden to attend events marking the 500th anniversary of the ...

Newly minted Cardinal Anders Arborelius is not only the country’s first cardinal, but also the first ethnic Swede to be made bishop since the Reformation. In this June 28 interview with the Register’s ...

During a special worship service at its general synod, the Church of Sweden formally apologized to the Sámi people on November 24 for centuries of “mistreatment and complacency.” Non-Sámi and Sámi ...