Revista digital · Nº 758 · january 2026

Erik Varden on suffering: God does not eliminate pain, he carries it with us.

The Bishop of Trondheim and writer Erik Varden offered at the Omnes Forum a reflection on human suffering from the Christian faith, stressing that the response of Christianity is not a theoretical explanation of pain, but the presence of God who assumes it and redeems it.

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January 9, 2026

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Erik Varden at the Omnes Forum ©Omnes

Más de 250 personas se dieron cita en el Aula Magna de la Universidad CEU San Pablo de Madrid para asistir al Foro Omnes con Erik Varden. El obispo de Trondheim y escritor reflexionó este viernes sobre el sufrimiento humano y su sentido cristiano. El Foro, organizado por Omnes junto a Ediciones Encuentro y la...

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