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Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:
– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken sin sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.
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De er til glede for <em>alle</em>, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.<svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-symbol hyperion-css-d1iv49" height="32" role="img" theme="default" viewbox="0 0 32 32" width="32"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href="#ap-feature-arrow"></use></svg></p><figure class="image fullWidth top landscape hyperion-css-1bsfid8" data-test-tag="image"><img alt="I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her. 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Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her.</span><span class="image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i"> Foto: Paal Audestad / Aftenposten</span></figcaption></figure><div class="paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu"><div class="hyperion-css-qwp0ac" data-test-tag="byline" data-testid="byline"><ul class="hyperion-css-1772xtw" data-test-tag="byline:authors" data-testid="byline:authors"><li class="hyperion-css-b8p8ys"><a aria-label="Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø" class="hyperion-css-1x0qoq7" href="http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe" title="Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø"><div class="hyperion-css-y7i40o"><img alt="Sturle Scholz Nærø" class="image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" sizes="(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01" 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580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=380&w=380&s=34a6d192998128c71260f1a2e948bcc29c465ce5 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=200&w=200&s=2e9c4469d97a5afd8a562113d42a51286c74371b 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=100&w=100&s=921a6df7c404091c250b3e0748adc4cb1eb2e2d0 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048"></div><div class="hyperion-css-0"><span class="byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf" data-test-tag="byline:author-name" data-testid="byline:author-name">Sturle Scholz Nærø</span><div class="hyperion-css-lc8ynt">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="paywall hyperion-css-okzep" data-test-tag="timestamp"><div><time aria-label="Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23" datetime="2025-12-24T05:00:15Z" itemprop="datePublished">Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23</time></div></div><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic"><strong>Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:</strong></p><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken <em>sin</em> sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.</p><div class="hyperion-css-1ykv2lv"><div class="hyperion-css-l9jsj3"><p class="hyperion-css-1qm9e9t">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class="hyperion-css-1xvjrme" type="button">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class="advertory-brandmetrics-survey" id="brandmetrics-survey"></div><div class="extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v" id="widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold"><h2 class="hyperion-css-r57xc5" data-test-tag="widget:title">Les også</h2><div class="bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi"><ol class="hyperion-css-1700tdj"><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den." class="imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/sprek/i/m062Oq/epidemien-ingen-hoerer-om" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-ton1dy" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=4a53cce2db1c2fd7720c1157ae3a37fe65ffe9db 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=8e83028bbd2ae631ebadb315c2a4b1361885ab7b 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=b0252fea00621bedbc5b9461b6be1ea8dbfd07d1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=ea3cfcc5d73d887b31c3b1348eea480027601d02 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=8f86fd53ceee4a8646678189ec891f3907d6b8bc 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e0c3b259b1dba72239147e6e177f41cfec1c0a4a 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=5df985925cbe8e6b3a8d07a80588ec13e3d69c16 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=205d0c13e1f2417b4aa0e12fc0c7ce8a445ceffd 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">SPREK<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-15T09:14:41Z" datetime="2025-12-15T09:14:41Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">15. desember</time></div></div></div><div class="feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Forskere studerte barndommen hans. Dette bør foreldre lære." class="imagePosition-top medium opinion-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/meninger/kommentar/i/7plrpK/forskere-studerte-martin-oedegaards-barndom-hva-boer-foreldre-laere-av-det" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-1khm5kt" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=caa00533bcad1022171ca0c7d3a9977754f8b79b 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=571e47a63d6442f1b54b87864a5f4919804e1628 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=a7034e19e26ea1b8096025320a316a1bc7525293 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=3552dd4a672f7ac060dfa60b189bd6374585176f 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=2d10227ad09769178b5da495cbecdc1a500b2212 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e7cc04518c7f3b9a548e978216ba68f64fe433f9 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=e51b7e51aa3d29f48d1b496935b7d3d62b0c5214 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=c2d69c7103f23e1ee30e37fd5bb6b03a5a0d8107 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">KOMMENTAR<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-23T07:30:23Z" datetime="2025-12-23T07:30:23Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">I går 08:30</time></div></div></div><div class="feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Forskere studerte barndommen hans. 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"content" : "# Kongehusets prest: – Stikk hodet ut og lytt klokken 17\n\n– Ukjente sider ved julen kaster jeg gjerne lys over. De er til glede for *alle*, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.ap\\-feature\\-arrow\n\n- [Sturle Scholz NærøJournalist](http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe)\n\n**Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:**\n\n– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken *sin* sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.\n\nLes hele saken med abonnement",
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De er til glede for <em>alle</em>, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-symbol hyperion-css-d1iv49\" height=\"32\" role=\"img\" theme=\"default\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"32\"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href=\"#ap-feature-arrow\"></use></svg></p><figure class=\"image fullWidth top landscape hyperion-css-1bsfid8\" data-test-tag=\"image\"><img alt=\"I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her. \" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=961&w=1440&s=b93005459ce8d3dfa49d5c4360e20daebc323f8d 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=683&w=1024&s=01e8fa7b4568e2c81026e12940f9d353f206b4b0 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=654&w=980&s=8c6b1a018707a603907e13d2bdc9e955d6a15471 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=521&w=780&s=283f13d4ec60baee66e3e22db4fa3b97d49c007c 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=387&w=580&s=41a0d65256f12bd2583dd429b898cd9dfa29d00b 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=254&w=380&s=345664db9bcad14b81adec85a4720af32fd3dfb4 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=133&w=200&s=dae5ee56659d9115cd683272c8b4077af3e4de1e 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=67&w=100&s=81a90b4fa1b19f1e82c29526bea55e70a11b163f 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1367\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"image-caption\">I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her.</span><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Foto: Paal Audestad / Aftenposten</span></figcaption></figure><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-qwp0ac\" data-test-tag=\"byline\" data-testid=\"byline\"><ul class=\"hyperion-css-1772xtw\" data-test-tag=\"byline:authors\" data-testid=\"byline:authors\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-b8p8ys\"><a aria-label=\"Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø\" class=\"hyperion-css-1x0qoq7\" href=\"http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe\" title=\"Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-y7i40o\"><img alt=\"Sturle Scholz Nærø\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1440&w=1440&s=481c14cea0bc986f9bc9f039657f701e52d362af 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1024&w=1024&s=12954f450dfefde9d9741fa935df9851183847ef 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=980&w=980&s=dec445906d901bf6bf700114fc76dbdb18d6f317 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=780&w=780&s=d1467a652eaf0d5a4663190f2498bf12e4873173 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=580&w=580&s=4d0a394e3110f06eb727ad44249cf37915c19b3f 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=380&w=380&s=34a6d192998128c71260f1a2e948bcc29c465ce5 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=200&w=200&s=2e9c4469d97a5afd8a562113d42a51286c74371b 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=100&w=100&s=921a6df7c404091c250b3e0748adc4cb1eb2e2d0 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Sturle Scholz Nærø</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-okzep\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23\" datetime=\"2025-12-24T05:00:15Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:</strong></p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken <em>sin</em> sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.</p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-1xvjrme\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class=\"advertory-brandmetrics-survey\" id=\"brandmetrics-survey\"></div><div class=\"extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v\" id=\"widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-r57xc5\" data-test-tag=\"widget:title\">Les også</h2><div class=\"bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi\"><ol class=\"hyperion-css-1700tdj\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/sprek/i/m062Oq/epidemien-ingen-hoerer-om\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-ton1dy\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=4a53cce2db1c2fd7720c1157ae3a37fe65ffe9db 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=8e83028bbd2ae631ebadb315c2a4b1361885ab7b 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=b0252fea00621bedbc5b9461b6be1ea8dbfd07d1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=ea3cfcc5d73d887b31c3b1348eea480027601d02 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=8f86fd53ceee4a8646678189ec891f3907d6b8bc 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e0c3b259b1dba72239147e6e177f41cfec1c0a4a 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=5df985925cbe8e6b3a8d07a80588ec13e3d69c16 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=205d0c13e1f2417b4aa0e12fc0c7ce8a445ceffd 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">SPREK<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-15T09:14:41Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-15T09:14:41Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">15. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Forskere studerte barndommen hans. Dette bør foreldre lære.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium opinion-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/meninger/kommentar/i/7plrpK/forskere-studerte-martin-oedegaards-barndom-hva-boer-foreldre-laere-av-det\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-1khm5kt\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=caa00533bcad1022171ca0c7d3a9977754f8b79b 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=571e47a63d6442f1b54b87864a5f4919804e1628 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=a7034e19e26ea1b8096025320a316a1bc7525293 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=3552dd4a672f7ac060dfa60b189bd6374585176f 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=2d10227ad09769178b5da495cbecdc1a500b2212 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e7cc04518c7f3b9a548e978216ba68f64fe433f9 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=e51b7e51aa3d29f48d1b496935b7d3d62b0c5214 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=c2d69c7103f23e1ee30e37fd5bb6b03a5a0d8107 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">KOMMENTAR<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-23T07:30:23Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-23T07:30:23Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">I går 08:30</time></div></div></div><div class=\"feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Forskere studerte barndommen hans. 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– Ukjente sider ved julen kaster jeg gjerne lys over. De er til glede for alle, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.ap-feature-arrow
Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:
– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken sin sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.
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Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her.</span><span class="image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i"> Foto: Paal Audestad / Aftenposten</span></figcaption></figure><div class="paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu"><div class="hyperion-css-qwp0ac" data-test-tag="byline" data-testid="byline"><ul class="hyperion-css-1772xtw" data-test-tag="byline:authors" data-testid="byline:authors"><li class="hyperion-css-b8p8ys"><a aria-label="Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø" class="hyperion-css-1x0qoq7" href="http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe" title="Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø"><div class="hyperion-css-y7i40o"><img alt="Sturle Scholz Nærø" class="image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" sizes="(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1440&w=1440&s=481c14cea0bc986f9bc9f039657f701e52d362af 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1024&w=1024&s=12954f450dfefde9d9741fa935df9851183847ef 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=980&w=980&s=dec445906d901bf6bf700114fc76dbdb18d6f317 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=780&w=780&s=d1467a652eaf0d5a4663190f2498bf12e4873173 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=580&w=580&s=4d0a394e3110f06eb727ad44249cf37915c19b3f 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=380&w=380&s=34a6d192998128c71260f1a2e948bcc29c465ce5 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=200&w=200&s=2e9c4469d97a5afd8a562113d42a51286c74371b 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=100&w=100&s=921a6df7c404091c250b3e0748adc4cb1eb2e2d0 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048"></div><div class="hyperion-css-0"><span class="byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf" data-test-tag="byline:author-name" data-testid="byline:author-name">Sturle Scholz Nærø</span><div class="hyperion-css-lc8ynt">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="paywall hyperion-css-okzep" data-test-tag="timestamp"><div><time aria-label="Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23" datetime="2025-12-24T05:00:15Z" itemprop="datePublished">Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23</time></div></div><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic"><strong>Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:</strong></p><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken <em>sin</em> sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.</p><div class="hyperion-css-1ykv2lv"><div class="hyperion-css-l9jsj3"><p class="hyperion-css-1qm9e9t">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class="hyperion-css-1xvjrme" type="button">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class="advertory-brandmetrics-survey" id="brandmetrics-survey"></div><div class="extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v" id="widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold"><h2 class="hyperion-css-r57xc5" data-test-tag="widget:title">Les også</h2><div class="bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi"><ol class="hyperion-css-1700tdj"><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den." class="imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/sprek/i/m062Oq/epidemien-ingen-hoerer-om" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-ton1dy" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=4a53cce2db1c2fd7720c1157ae3a37fe65ffe9db 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=8e83028bbd2ae631ebadb315c2a4b1361885ab7b 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=b0252fea00621bedbc5b9461b6be1ea8dbfd07d1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=ea3cfcc5d73d887b31c3b1348eea480027601d02 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=8f86fd53ceee4a8646678189ec891f3907d6b8bc 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e0c3b259b1dba72239147e6e177f41cfec1c0a4a 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=5df985925cbe8e6b3a8d07a80588ec13e3d69c16 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=205d0c13e1f2417b4aa0e12fc0c7ce8a445ceffd 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">SPREK<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-15T09:14:41Z" datetime="2025-12-15T09:14:41Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">15. desember</time></div></div></div><div class="feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Forskere studerte barndommen hans. Dette bør foreldre lære." class="imagePosition-top medium opinion-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/meninger/kommentar/i/7plrpK/forskere-studerte-martin-oedegaards-barndom-hva-boer-foreldre-laere-av-det" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-1khm5kt" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=caa00533bcad1022171ca0c7d3a9977754f8b79b 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=571e47a63d6442f1b54b87864a5f4919804e1628 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=a7034e19e26ea1b8096025320a316a1bc7525293 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=3552dd4a672f7ac060dfa60b189bd6374585176f 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=2d10227ad09769178b5da495cbecdc1a500b2212 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e7cc04518c7f3b9a548e978216ba68f64fe433f9 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=e51b7e51aa3d29f48d1b496935b7d3d62b0c5214 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=c2d69c7103f23e1ee30e37fd5bb6b03a5a0d8107 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">KOMMENTAR<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-23T07:30:23Z" datetime="2025-12-23T07:30:23Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">I går 08:30</time></div></div></div><div class="feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Forskere studerte barndommen hans. 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"content" : "# Kongehusets prest: – Stikk hodet ut og lytt klokken 17\n\n– Ukjente sider ved julen kaster jeg gjerne lys over. De er til glede for *alle*, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.ap\\-feature\\-arrow\n\n- [Sturle Scholz NærøJournalist](http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe)\n\n**Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:**\n\n– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken *sin* sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.\n\nLes hele saken med abonnement",
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De er til glede for <em>alle</em>, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-symbol hyperion-css-d1iv49\" height=\"32\" role=\"img\" theme=\"default\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"32\"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href=\"#ap-feature-arrow\"></use></svg></p><figure class=\"image fullWidth top landscape hyperion-css-1bsfid8\" data-test-tag=\"image\"><img alt=\"I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her. \" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=961&w=1440&s=b93005459ce8d3dfa49d5c4360e20daebc323f8d 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=683&w=1024&s=01e8fa7b4568e2c81026e12940f9d353f206b4b0 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=654&w=980&s=8c6b1a018707a603907e13d2bdc9e955d6a15471 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=521&w=780&s=283f13d4ec60baee66e3e22db4fa3b97d49c007c 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=387&w=580&s=41a0d65256f12bd2583dd429b898cd9dfa29d00b 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=254&w=380&s=345664db9bcad14b81adec85a4720af32fd3dfb4 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=133&w=200&s=dae5ee56659d9115cd683272c8b4077af3e4de1e 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=67&w=100&s=81a90b4fa1b19f1e82c29526bea55e70a11b163f 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1367\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"image-caption\">I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her.</span><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Foto: Paal Audestad / Aftenposten</span></figcaption></figure><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-qwp0ac\" 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2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1440&w=1440&s=481c14cea0bc986f9bc9f039657f701e52d362af 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1024&w=1024&s=12954f450dfefde9d9741fa935df9851183847ef 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=980&w=980&s=dec445906d901bf6bf700114fc76dbdb18d6f317 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=780&w=780&s=d1467a652eaf0d5a4663190f2498bf12e4873173 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=580&w=580&s=4d0a394e3110f06eb727ad44249cf37915c19b3f 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=380&w=380&s=34a6d192998128c71260f1a2e948bcc29c465ce5 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=200&w=200&s=2e9c4469d97a5afd8a562113d42a51286c74371b 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=100&w=100&s=921a6df7c404091c250b3e0748adc4cb1eb2e2d0 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Sturle Scholz Nærø</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-okzep\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23\" datetime=\"2025-12-24T05:00:15Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00 | Oppdatert: 24.12.2025 07:23</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:</strong></p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken <em>sin</em> sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.</p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-1xvjrme\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class=\"advertory-brandmetrics-survey\" id=\"brandmetrics-survey\"></div><div class=\"extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v\" id=\"widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-r57xc5\" data-test-tag=\"widget:title\">Les også</h2><div class=\"bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi\"><ol class=\"hyperion-css-1700tdj\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/sprek/i/m062Oq/epidemien-ingen-hoerer-om\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-ton1dy\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=4a53cce2db1c2fd7720c1157ae3a37fe65ffe9db 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=8e83028bbd2ae631ebadb315c2a4b1361885ab7b 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=b0252fea00621bedbc5b9461b6be1ea8dbfd07d1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=ea3cfcc5d73d887b31c3b1348eea480027601d02 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=8f86fd53ceee4a8646678189ec891f3907d6b8bc 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e0c3b259b1dba72239147e6e177f41cfec1c0a4a 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=5df985925cbe8e6b3a8d07a80588ec13e3d69c16 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=205d0c13e1f2417b4aa0e12fc0c7ce8a445ceffd 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">SPREK<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-15T09:14:41Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-15T09:14:41Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">15. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Forskere studerte barndommen hans. Dette bør foreldre lære.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium opinion-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/meninger/kommentar/i/7plrpK/forskere-studerte-martin-oedegaards-barndom-hva-boer-foreldre-laere-av-det\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-1khm5kt\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=37c485ba7c366a76738ad77445256205cd004a99 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=caa00533bcad1022171ca0c7d3a9977754f8b79b 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=571e47a63d6442f1b54b87864a5f4919804e1628 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=a7034e19e26ea1b8096025320a316a1bc7525293 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=3552dd4a672f7ac060dfa60b189bd6374585176f 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=2d10227ad09769178b5da495cbecdc1a500b2212 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e7cc04518c7f3b9a548e978216ba68f64fe433f9 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=e51b7e51aa3d29f48d1b496935b7d3d62b0c5214 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/462becb9-33bc-4cd6-a717-ad88465de223?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=c2d69c7103f23e1ee30e37fd5bb6b03a5a0d8107 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">KOMMENTAR<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-23T07:30:23Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-23T07:30:23Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">I går 08:30</time></div></div></div><div class=\"feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Forskere studerte barndommen hans. 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– Ukjente sider ved julen kaster jeg gjerne lys over. De er til glede for alle, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.ap-feature-arrow
Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:
– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken sin sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.
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" class="image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="high" loading="eager" sizes="(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=961&w=1440&s=b93005459ce8d3dfa49d5c4360e20daebc323f8d 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=683&w=1024&s=01e8fa7b4568e2c81026e12940f9d353f206b4b0 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=654&w=980&s=8c6b1a018707a603907e13d2bdc9e955d6a15471 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=521&w=780&s=283f13d4ec60baee66e3e22db4fa3b97d49c007c 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=387&w=580&s=41a0d65256f12bd2583dd429b898cd9dfa29d00b 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=254&w=380&s=345664db9bcad14b81adec85a4720af32fd3dfb4 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=133&w=200&s=dae5ee56659d9115cd683272c8b4077af3e4de1e 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=67&w=100&s=81a90b4fa1b19f1e82c29526bea55e70a11b163f 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1367"><figcaption class="image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz" data-test-tag="image:caption"><span aria-hidden="true" class="image-caption">I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her.</span><span class="image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i"> Foto: Paal Audestad / Aftenposten</span></figcaption></figure><div class="paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu"><div class="hyperion-css-qwp0ac" data-test-tag="byline" data-testid="byline"><ul class="hyperion-css-1772xtw" data-test-tag="byline:authors" data-testid="byline:authors"><li class="hyperion-css-b8p8ys"><a aria-label="Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø" class="hyperion-css-1x0qoq7" href="http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe" title="Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø"><div class="hyperion-css-y7i40o"><img alt="Sturle Scholz Nærø" class="image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" sizes="(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1440&w=1440&s=481c14cea0bc986f9bc9f039657f701e52d362af 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1024&w=1024&s=12954f450dfefde9d9741fa935df9851183847ef 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=980&w=980&s=dec445906d901bf6bf700114fc76dbdb18d6f317 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=780&w=780&s=d1467a652eaf0d5a4663190f2498bf12e4873173 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=580&w=580&s=4d0a394e3110f06eb727ad44249cf37915c19b3f 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=380&w=380&s=34a6d192998128c71260f1a2e948bcc29c465ce5 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=200&w=200&s=2e9c4469d97a5afd8a562113d42a51286c74371b 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=100&w=100&s=921a6df7c404091c250b3e0748adc4cb1eb2e2d0 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048"></div><div class="hyperion-css-0"><span class="byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf" data-test-tag="byline:author-name" data-testid="byline:author-name">Sturle Scholz Nærø</span><div class="hyperion-css-lc8ynt">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="paywall hyperion-css-okzep" data-test-tag="timestamp"><div><time aria-label="Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00" datetime="2025-12-24T05:00:15Z" itemprop="datePublished">Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00</time></div></div><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic"><strong>Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:</strong></p><p class="paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic">– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken <em>sin</em> sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.</p><div class="hyperion-css-1ykv2lv"><div class="hyperion-css-l9jsj3"><p class="hyperion-css-1qm9e9t">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class="hyperion-css-1xvjrme" type="button">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class="advertory-brandmetrics-survey" id="brandmetrics-survey"></div><div class="extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v" id="widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold"><h2 class="hyperion-css-r57xc5" data-test-tag="widget:title">Les også</h2><div class="bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi"><ol class="hyperion-css-1700tdj"><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den." class="imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/sprek/i/m062Oq/epidemien-ingen-hoerer-om" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-ton1dy" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=4a53cce2db1c2fd7720c1157ae3a37fe65ffe9db 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=8e83028bbd2ae631ebadb315c2a4b1361885ab7b 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=b0252fea00621bedbc5b9461b6be1ea8dbfd07d1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=ea3cfcc5d73d887b31c3b1348eea480027601d02 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=8f86fd53ceee4a8646678189ec891f3907d6b8bc 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e0c3b259b1dba72239147e6e177f41cfec1c0a4a 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=5df985925cbe8e6b3a8d07a80588ec13e3d69c16 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=205d0c13e1f2417b4aa0e12fc0c7ce8a445ceffd 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">SPREK<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-15T09:14:41Z" datetime="2025-12-15T09:14:41Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">15. desember</time></div></div></div><div class="feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class="hyperion-css-1lcs599"><a aria-label="Hver dag plinger det en melding fra kona: «Når kommer du?» – Jeg hadde distansert meg fra venner, og barna mine kjente meg ikke." class="imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut" data-test-tag="teaser-medium:link-internal" href="/amagasinet/i/Gxl8mB/i-jakten-paa-stjernene-kjoerte-pontus-dahlstrom-seg-selv-til-bristepunktet" rel="" target=""><div class="hyperion-css-bjn8wh"><div class="hyperion-css-1k8sl4j"><img alt="" class="image-asset hyperion-css-1pyucil" data-test-tag="image-asset" fetchpriority="auto" loading="lazy" sizes="(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw" src="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=b84322d7ffdc6871747af0032b0af72fba336b10" srcset="https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=b84322d7ffdc6871747af0032b0af72fba336b10 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=ed72131b00cd6a7f6464adc952d5ca5a5afb601b 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=007712b17e424df787548b1cdedafcd3ddcee9b2 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=c4649e05324b16e5eef92570f09bc63d25ea6ace 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=fb1b6a5c4af2363897ebff08a74f4159629970e7 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=bf7f56aa354b35f292c17fcb5bf21eb61c801857 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=b5cfbedca6cfc629a8e1e1fa70643c4d407b14ba 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=1d05742300255043a3e3d32e59dbc41074aea7b1 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=a83092b26fa6ec7b4d14da9419b56a1ba357702e 100w" style="aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536"></div></div><div class="hyperion-css-1hlrz9z"><div class="teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p">A-MAGASINET<div class="timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy" data-test-tag="timestamp"><span class="hyperion-css-ea91rp">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label="2025-12-20T06:03:50Z" datetime="2025-12-20T06:03:50Z" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="pubdate">20. desember</time></div></div></div><div class="feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we"><h2 class="hyperion-css-1hyuqep">Hver dag plinger det en melding fra kona: «Når kommer du?» – Jeg hadde distansert meg fra venner, og barna mine kjente meg ikke.</h2></div></div></a></li></ol></div></div><div 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"content" : "# Kongehusets prest: – Stikk hodet ut og lytt klokken 17\n\n– Ukjente sider ved julen kaster jeg gjerne lys over. De er til glede for *alle*, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.ap\\-feature\\-arrow\n\n- [Sturle Scholz NærøJournalist](http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe)\n\n**Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:**\n\n– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken *sin* sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.\n\nLes hele saken med abonnement",
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De er til glede for <em>alle</em>, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og regjeringens prest. Særlig anbefaler han å stikke hodet ut julaften ettermiddag.<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"svg-symbol hyperion-css-d1iv49\" height=\"32\" role=\"img\" theme=\"default\" viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" width=\"32\"><title>ap-feature-arrow</title><use xlink:href=\"#ap-feature-arrow\"></use></svg></p><figure class=\"image fullWidth top landscape hyperion-css-1bsfid8\" data-test-tag=\"image\"><img alt=\"I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her. \" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(min-width: 380px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1367&w=2048&s=2e466d2c5287492b378f0feada0cd76477e18ea3 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=961&w=1440&s=b93005459ce8d3dfa49d5c4360e20daebc323f8d 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=683&w=1024&s=01e8fa7b4568e2c81026e12940f9d353f206b4b0 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=654&w=980&s=8c6b1a018707a603907e13d2bdc9e955d6a15471 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=521&w=780&s=283f13d4ec60baee66e3e22db4fa3b97d49c007c 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=387&w=580&s=41a0d65256f12bd2583dd429b898cd9dfa29d00b 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=254&w=380&s=345664db9bcad14b81adec85a4720af32fd3dfb4 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=133&w=200&s=dae5ee56659d9115cd683272c8b4077af3e4de1e 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/171b27b5-fd80-4f10-8d7b-f61d89139d50?fit=crop&format=auto&h=67&w=100&s=81a90b4fa1b19f1e82c29526bea55e70a11b163f 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1367\"><figcaption class=\"image-figcaption hyperion-css-1ksg4fz\" data-test-tag=\"image:caption\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"image-caption\">I dette 328 år gamle rommet, rett før jul hvert år, er Pål Kristian Balstad vert for den kongelige kirkeparaden. 1. juledag holder han høytidsmesse her.</span><span class=\"image-byline hyperion-css-161dy2i\"> Foto: Paal Audestad / Aftenposten</span></figcaption></figure><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1ej05iu\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-qwp0ac\" data-test-tag=\"byline\" data-testid=\"byline\"><ul class=\"hyperion-css-1772xtw\" data-test-tag=\"byline:authors\" data-testid=\"byline:authors\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-b8p8ys\"><a aria-label=\"Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø\" class=\"hyperion-css-1x0qoq7\" href=\"http://aftenposten.no/av/sturle-scholz-naeroe\" title=\"Se journalistens profil: Sturle Scholz Nærø\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-y7i40o\"><img alt=\"Sturle Scholz Nærø\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-u06ts1\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" sizes=\"(min-width: 740px) 740px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=2048&w=2048&s=7137072a91ab059662c6e08b42c6b0a5e5752f01 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1440&w=1440&s=481c14cea0bc986f9bc9f039657f701e52d362af 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1024&w=1024&s=12954f450dfefde9d9741fa935df9851183847ef 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=980&w=980&s=dec445906d901bf6bf700114fc76dbdb18d6f317 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=780&w=780&s=d1467a652eaf0d5a4663190f2498bf12e4873173 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=580&w=580&s=4d0a394e3110f06eb727ad44249cf37915c19b3f 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=380&w=380&s=34a6d192998128c71260f1a2e948bcc29c465ce5 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=200&w=200&s=2e9c4469d97a5afd8a562113d42a51286c74371b 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/author/159196da-3e92-4e7a-a763-085ae9559508?fit=crop&format=auto&h=100&w=100&s=921a6df7c404091c250b3e0748adc4cb1eb2e2d0 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 2048\"></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-0\"><span class=\"byline-name hyperion-css-1cn5stf\" data-test-tag=\"byline:author-name\" data-testid=\"byline:author-name\">Sturle Scholz Nærø</span><div class=\"hyperion-css-lc8ynt\">Journalist</div></div></a></li></ul></div></div><div class=\"paywall hyperion-css-okzep\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><div><time aria-label=\"Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00\" datetime=\"2025-12-24T05:00:15Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">Publisert: 24.12.2025 06:00</time></div></div><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\"><strong>Taust tenner prosten i Oslo domkirke et lite lys. Pål Kristian Balstad har også nasjonale oppgaver, blant annet for kongehuset, Stortinget og regjeringen. Den tidligere sjømannspresten oppsummerer:</strong></p><p class=\"paywall hyperion-css-1j42uic\">– Nidarosdomen i Trondheim er Norges nasjonalhelligdom. I Oslo har domkirken <em>sin</em> sentrale posisjon, enten det gjelder dagligliv eller hendelser som berører hele landet. Gudstjenestene etter Stortingets åpning holdes her, og hver desember fylles kirken av H.M. Kongens Garde.</p><div class=\"hyperion-css-1ykv2lv\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-l9jsj3\"><p class=\"hyperion-css-1qm9e9t\">Les hele saken med abonnement</p><button class=\"hyperion-css-1xvjrme\" type=\"button\">Allerede abonnent? Logg inn</button></div></div></article><div class=\"advertory-brandmetrics-survey\" id=\"brandmetrics-survey\"></div><div class=\"extendedContent paywall hyperion-css-177q39v\" id=\"widget-recirculation-matrix-most-sold\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-r57xc5\" data-test-tag=\"widget:title\">Les også</h2><div class=\"bundle extendedContent hyperion-css-cbecqi\"><ol class=\"hyperion-css-1700tdj\"><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium feature-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/sprek/i/m062Oq/epidemien-ingen-hoerer-om\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-ton1dy\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=61c6039679e592190366f767913aee040f302261 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=4a53cce2db1c2fd7720c1157ae3a37fe65ffe9db 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=8e83028bbd2ae631ebadb315c2a4b1361885ab7b 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=b0252fea00621bedbc5b9461b6be1ea8dbfd07d1 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=ea3cfcc5d73d887b31c3b1348eea480027601d02 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=8f86fd53ceee4a8646678189ec891f3907d6b8bc 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=e0c3b259b1dba72239147e6e177f41cfec1c0a4a 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=5df985925cbe8e6b3a8d07a80588ec13e3d69c16 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/0c11a102-f04f-49b3-8109-e78e16147d5b?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=205d0c13e1f2417b4aa0e12fc0c7ce8a445ceffd 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">SPREK<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-15T09:14:41Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-15T09:14:41Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">15. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Tror sykdommen blir den femte største dødsårsaken i verden om 15 år. Men «ingen» snakker om den.</h2></div></div></a></li><li class=\"hyperion-css-1lcs599\"><a aria-label=\"Hver dag plinger det en melding fra kona: «Når kommer du?» – Jeg hadde distansert meg fra venner, og barna mine kjente meg ikke.\" class=\"imagePosition-top medium magazine-teaser hyperion-css-bvr9ut\" data-test-tag=\"teaser-medium:link-internal\" href=\"/amagasinet/i/Gxl8mB/i-jakten-paa-stjernene-kjoerte-pontus-dahlstrom-seg-selv-til-bristepunktet\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-bjn8wh\"><div class=\"hyperion-css-1k8sl4j\"><img alt=\"\" class=\"image-asset hyperion-css-1pyucil\" data-test-tag=\"image-asset\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 981px) 980px, 100vw\" src=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=b84322d7ffdc6871747af0032b0af72fba336b10\" srcset=\"https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1536&w=2048&s=b84322d7ffdc6871747af0032b0af72fba336b10 2048w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=1080&w=1440&s=ed72131b00cd6a7f6464adc952d5ca5a5afb601b 1440w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=768&w=1024&s=007712b17e424df787548b1cdedafcd3ddcee9b2 1024w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=735&w=980&s=c4649e05324b16e5eef92570f09bc63d25ea6ace 980w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=585&w=780&s=fb1b6a5c4af2363897ebff08a74f4159629970e7 780w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=435&w=580&s=bf7f56aa354b35f292c17fcb5bf21eb61c801857 580w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=285&w=380&s=b5cfbedca6cfc629a8e1e1fa70643c4d407b14ba 380w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=150&w=200&s=1d05742300255043a3e3d32e59dbc41074aea7b1 200w,https://premium.vgc.no/v2/images/3acea69e-8d89-43fc-85c6-5d31acbebca7?fit=crop&format=auto&h=75&w=100&s=a83092b26fa6ec7b4d14da9419b56a1ba357702e 100w\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2048 / 1536\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1hlrz9z\"><div class=\"teaser-label hyperion-css-52yh2p\">A-MAGASINET<div class=\"timestamp friendly hyperion-css-10eh1jy\" data-test-tag=\"timestamp\"><span class=\"hyperion-css-ea91rp\">Publisert:</span><div><time aria-label=\"2025-12-20T06:03:50Z\" datetime=\"2025-12-20T06:03:50Z\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">20. desember</time></div></div></div><div class=\"feature hyperion-css-1ucd1we\"><h2 class=\"hyperion-css-1hyuqep\">Hver dag plinger det en melding fra kona: «Når kommer du?» – Jeg hadde distansert meg fra venner, og barna mine kjente meg ikke.</h2></div></div></a></li></ol></div></div><div class=\"advertory-aftenposten-netboard-wrapper__article advertory-aftenposten-paywall-ad\"><div class=\"advertory-aftenposten-netboard__article\" id=\"paywall_ad_board\"></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1q3hux1\"><button aria-label=\"Tilbake til forsiden\" class=\"hyperion-css-1t4sy44\" title=\"Tilbake til forsiden\" type=\"button\">Tilbake til forsiden</button></div></div><div></div></div><div class=\"hyperion-css-1927kqg\" id=\"superright-side\"></div></div><footer class=\"hyperion-css-1ykq07t\" role=\"contentinfo\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"links\"><ul><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/tips\">Tips oss</a></li><li><a class=\"actionLink\" href=\"https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/Ooyk/informasjon-om-debattinnlegg-og-kronikker-til-aftenposten\">Send inn 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"summary" : "– Ukjente sider ved julen kaster jeg gjerne lys over. De er til glede for alle, uansett livssyn, sier kongehusets og…",
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