Born in Switzerland, Arborelius grew up in a Lutheran family in Lund, in the south of Sweden, but was not particularly ...

In June, the Church of Sweden selected a new archbishop. Martin Modéus, who is currently bishop of the Diocese of Linköping, will take office in December, replacing Antje Jackelén, who has served in ...

Voices that could shape the conclave. Sweden’s first bishop since the Protestant Reformation and the country’s first cardinal ...

As a fireworks expert tests the Vatican's contemporary system for "holy smoke," Catholic cardinals mull their divergent ...

A suspected spy arrested in Sweden is a senior diplomat with multiple international postings, public broadcaster SVT reported ...

Experts say there isn’t a single front-runner, but several names have been cited as indications of the direction the Roman Catholic Church might take.

The search follows recommendations from the Church of Sweden’s national secretariat, which reflect crisis preparedness guidelines from the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) and the ...

Aghast at the controversy they had started, the bishops retired to the shelter of their churches and have not ventured into the market place since. “One must remember,” one of Sweden’s ...

As an executive editor, Gabe led award-winning coverage of Charleston church shooter Dylan Roof's ... in central Uppsala, Sweden, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Police at the scene after a shooting ...

Pope Francis appointed women to key Vatican posts. Will his successor consider women as deacons and priests next?