The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Swedish nurse who saved Jews is made a saint A Swedish nurse who converted to Catholicism and helped dozens of Jews during the Holocaust was made a saint on Sunday, Sweden's first saint in 6 centuries. https://www.thelocal.se/20160605/swedish-nurse-who-saved-jews-is-made-a-saint Sun, 05 Jun 2016 16:53:11 +0200 swedish-nurse-who-saved-jews-is-made-a-saint Secular Swedes cheer first saint in 600 years A Swedish nun who rescued several Jews in Rome during World War Two is set to become the Nordic country's second saint – more than six centuries after her predecessor Saint Bridget. https://www.thelocal.se/20151216/secular-sweden-gets-its-first-saint-in-600-years Wed, 16 Dec 2015 17:42:00 +0100 secular-sweden-gets-its-first-saint-in-600-years