Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo is seen in a 2026 photo of the celebrations in honour of St Sunniva, a patron saint in Norway, on the holy island of Selja, a key site for Norwegian Christianity. Photo: OSV News/Ragnhild Aadland Høen, courtesy of the Catholic Diocese of Oslo. As the northern winter approaches, Scandinavia’s Catholic Church is witnessing unprecedented growth, with more people turning to the faith in reaction to the region’s highly secularised culture. “The Church is gaining strength thanks to an upsurge in Catholic conversions,” explained Ragnhild Aadland Høen, public affairs officer for Norway’s Council of Catholic Bishops. “And where there…
