Uppsala, Sweden’s fourth-largest city, is the best day trip from Stockholm (it’s just under an hour away by train). This ...

Almost all the sights are in the compact city center, dominated by one of Scandinavia’s largest, most historic churches — Uppsala Cathedral. While the building was completed in 1435, the ...

High-ranking Swedish clergy have expanded on the Church of Sweden's recent announcement that it plans to stop referring to God as a man, instead opting to use gender-neutral terms.

Indeed, even at the collection plate in Sweden, donors pay without cash: The country has become so cashless that church donations via phone are common, and a 13th-century cathedral in Uppsala ...

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden looked typically chic purple suit dress for a church meeting at Uppsala Cathedral today. The royal, 46, oozed sophistication in the tailored ensemble which she ...

The new archbishop of the Church of Sweden Antje Jackelén pictured during Sunday's ceremony at Uppsala cathedral. Pontus Lundahl /TT Outspoken bishop Antje Jackelén has made history after becoming ...

Advertisement Eva Brunne, 55, was consecrated as the Bishop of Stockholm in a ceremony at Uppsala cathedral, just north of the Swedish capital, the Church of Sweden said in a statement. Along with ...

This cathedral likely sees more tourists than worshipers. Before the year 2000, Sweden was a Lutheran state, with the Church of Sweden as its official religion.

A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, some 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of the capital, the Church of Sweden has 6.1 million baptised members in a country of 10 million.

Almost all the sights are in the compact city center, dominated by one of Scandinavia's largest, most historic churches—Uppsala Cathedral. While the building was completed in 1435, the spires ...