February 13, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Vicar":
National: 18 Oct 11
As police continue their search of the area where the 4-year-old boy was found dead on Sunday evening, the local community is trying to get to grips with what has happened.
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National: 16 Jun 11
The grave of murdered Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, gunned down on a Stockholm sidewalk 25 years ago, has been vandalised with graffiti, it was discovered on Thursday.
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Society: 18 Jan 11
A Swedish lesbian pastor who was passed over for a job with a diocese in central Sweden has accused the local vicar of discrimination.
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Society: 15 May 10
A renegade preacher in southern Sweden has retracted his calls for the ritual burning in a town square of books penned by comedian Jonas Gardell on God and Jesus Christ.
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National: 22 Oct 09
The Synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden has come down in favour of church weddings for homosexuals in a vote held on Thursday morning.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 09
Swedish writers have stepped away from the serious business of writing books to do battle over the future of the Swedish novel. But perhaps they should get off their high horses and stick to the task, suggests The Local's Charlotte Webb.
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National: 7 Sep 09
A number of Swedish churches have decided to serve fortified wine during communion in hopes of reducing the risk of spreading swine flu.
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National: 24 Feb 09
The engagement of Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling is big news in Germany, where newspapers take a close interest in the activities of the Swedish royals.
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Society: 22 Jan 09
The Church of Sweden on Thursday cited lax oversight as the reason why a conservative religious group aiming to convert Sweden to Catholicism and with leaders who deny the Holocaust was given permission to hold meetings in Swedish churches.
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Society: 10 Dec 08
The marriage between an 85-year-old Swedish man suffering from dementia and his 77-year-old wife will not be annulled, according to a decision by the cathedral chapter in Lund.
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Society: 8 Dec 08
The son of a Swedish man with dementia wants to annul his father’s marriage, which took place shortly after a doctor had diagnosed the man as “completely disconnected from reality”.
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Society: 16 Oct 08
A vicar from northern Sweden has been blasted by a prayer group for allowing a rock band to film a video in an area church.
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National: 9 Jun 08
Sweden’s Labour Court has ruled in favour of a priest who felt he was unlawfully fired for having an affair with a married woman in his congregation.
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Society: 2 Jun 08
Choral hymns accompanied by barking dogs made for a blessed mix as a church in southern Sweden welcomed four-legged visitors to Sunday services.
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National: 19 Mar 08
The four-day Easter weekend isn’t the only cause for excitement among the residents of Alnö.
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National: 13 Feb 08
A court in western Sweden is set to rule as to whether an unreported suicide can be considered a hidden flaw in a real estate transaction.
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National: 23 Jan 08
A Norwegian man has been sentenced to five years in jail for serious fraud. Many of his victims were women.
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National: 7 Jun 06
Bobby's mother is taken by prison guards to bury the son she is accused of murdering. The church is decorated with 7,000 roses sent in by members of the public.
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National: 28 Jan 06
See also:Eight dead in bus crash
Swedish police have started identifying those who died in a bus crash near Arboga on Saturday, as the death toll reaches nine. A further 26 people are in hospital with serious injuries.
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National: 23 Apr 04
No, not a dyslexic headline writer but evidence that the capital's residents are not the cuddly, sensitive souls you thought they were.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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