Discover the fascinating story behind Iceland's most famous church, Hallgrímskirkja, and find out why its unique design resembles a volcano. This architectural marvel draws inspiration from Iceland's ...

The Vatican announced Friday that Pope Francis has appointed Fr. David Tencer, O.F.M. Cap., as bishop of Reykjavik, Iceland. Born in Nova Bana, Slovakia in 1963, Bishop-elect Fr. Tencer was ordained a ...

Three years ago, Iceland's small Jewish community was fighting legislation that would ban the circumcision of children. It was an uphill battle because Judaism was not on the island nation's list of ...

The Catholic Church is resuming public Sunday Masses in Iceland after the government raised the number of people permitted to gather in churches from 10 to 20. Bishop David Tencer of Reykjavik, the ...

GARðABÆR, ICELAND—An excavation conducted at Bessastaðir church on the west coast of Iceland uncovered the remains of two people, according to an Iceland Review report. Occupation of the Bessastaðir ...

Way better than a bake sale! The church is in trouble. According to a recent Pew survey , 68% of American Millennials polled said they had never doubted God’s existence. That might not sound dire, but ...

The story of how Christianity arrived in Iceland, according to Nordic lore, reads like a scene ripped from “Game of Thrones.” A millennium ago, Christianity had just taken over Norway. So the ...

The jagged piece of rock was transferred in two pieces ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring A long-running dispute in Iceland about a new road ...