The Union of Scranton invites clergy and lay members world wide to the 2027 Theological Conference in Mainz, Germany.
The annual Mainz conference has through several years now become a highly valuated tradition within the Union of Scranton, particularly for the Nordic Catholic Church, 
The Western Diocese of our American sister church, the Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC), has a new bishop. The new bishop’s name is Charles Zawitowski, and he was appointed at the PNCC synod meeting earlier this autumn. On Wednesday October 28th, Bishop Charles was consecrated by Archbishop Anthony, assisted by several other PNCC bishops, during …
On Sunday morning, October 25th, we received the news that Fr Arne Mathias Sky was no longer with us, but had gone home to the Lord during the night. With the passing of Fr. Arne Mathias, the eldest of our Norwegian priests is now gone. He was one of the pioneers of our church, one …
The Vicar General is the bishop’s permanent deputy and, alongside the archdeacon, his closest collaborator. A bishop therefore hand-picks a priest in whom he has particular confidence for this important post. For over five years, Fr Asle Ambrosius has been Bishop Ottar Mikael’s vicar general. However, when he turned 80 earlier this year, Fr Asle …
In mid-October, the Regional Council for our German region held an official meeting. The bishop outlined the regional council’s mandate and responsibilities within the Church, and Vicar-General Daniel Gerte presented the work being carried out in the region. Good progress is being made in getting the administrative structures up and running in the parishes, missions …
Our sister church, the PNCC, holds its General Synod only once every four years. On the other hand, the synod is both costly and time-consuming. It has admittedly been shortened from five days to three, but the days last from 8am to 8pm. In September this year, the 27th Synod, attended by 130 delegates from …
Whilst in most Western countries increasingly vocal voices are calling for the introduction of so-called ‘euthanasia’, or ‘self-determined death’ as it is now euphemistically termed, it is encouraging to see that Pope Leo XIV is standing up and daring to defend the elderly, the sick and other vulnerable groups who risk falling victim to a …
The atmosphere indoors was nowhere near as heated as it was outdoors this weekend, September 3rd-6th 2026, in the Madrid area, when representatives from the Latin European countries where we have parishes, gathered in Spain together with a Norwegian delegation and the priest of the Spanish-speaking mission in Germany. Air conditioning helped a little; constructive …
From August 28th to 30th a clergy meeting for all priests and deacons from Hungary, Slovakia and Romania was held in Gyomaendrőd in Hungary. The structure of the meeting was determined by the daily masses and the liturgies of the hours. Furthermore the St. Stephen clergy discussed several issues of common interest, theological as well …
Following the division of the diocese into regions, the General Church Council consists of members elected from each Regional Church Council, together with elected clergy and the bishop. On Tuesday August 4th the General Church Council met online for the first time to discuss matters of common concern. Online meetings contribute to keep our costs …
Since June this year Iglesia Católica Antigua Española, the Spanish branch of the Nordic Catholic Church has commenced celebrating holy mass every Sunday in the Spanish capital Madrid.
Bishop Ottar Mikael Myrseth is Diocesan Bishop of the Nordic Catholic Church in Scandinavia, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain. – Motto: Non nisi te, Domine!
January 21st – 24th 2027
Theological Conference in Mainz, Germany.
(In English, open to all. Register through your local parish)
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