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Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of the Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim, Norway, at the vespers at Santa Maria dell’Anima in Rome.

Norwegian bishop partners with EWTN and Exodus 90 for new ‘Desert Fathers’ podcast series

Dec 27, 2024

By Pål Johannes Nes

“The Desert Fathers in a Year” podcast series launches Jan. 1, 2025, coinciding with jubilee year. Read more

Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, a Trappist monk and spiritual writer, has served as Bishop of Trondheim in Norway since 2020.

Norwegian bishops and 30-plus Christian groups sign declaration against gender ideology

Oct 15, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The Ecumenical Declaration on “Gender and Sexual Diversity,” issued on Tuesday, cites “biological reality” in criticizing those movements. Read more

Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, a Trappist monk and spiritual writer, has served as bishop of Trondheim in Norway since 2020.

Norwegian bishop celebrates Nordic country’s first Catholic Bible

Mar 18, 2024

By AC Wimmer

“The publication of a Bible presented and packaged as ‘The Catholic Canon’ by the Norwegian Bible Society is a major... Read more

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