Norway’s southwest coast is known as the Bible Belt. Compared to the rest of Norway, relatively many active churchgoers live there. But life is changing there, too. You won’t find a council labelling alcohol consumption as ‘sinful’ anywhere there anymore.

The parliament's chaplain in Norway remains a source of curiosity. When the world spoke about the separation of church and state, Norway's Storting appointed an official pastor in 2007. He even organises church services in the parliament.

Is it good for a school to take their pupils to church in the Christmas season? In Norway, this has been done for ages. But after a new school law was implemented, there is fear whether this is illegal. “The real question is, what is preaching?”

NewsRound Europe is CNE’s news podcast. It has a bulletin with some remarkable news topics from the European continent. And at the end, we have a Question & Answer with a colleague about an article.

Yes, the state was afraid for the church. But no, living as a Christian was not impossible in the Socialist Eastern Germany. “From my father, I have never heard bitter things about other people.”