religion

29/05/2016

Saint Thomas Becket relics presented at Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury (MTI) – The relics of Saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170) held in the northern Hungarian town of Esztergom were presented in Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday, the […]
26/05/2016

House speaker discusses EU issues, attends Thomas Becket memorial events in London

London, May 26 (MTI) – Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér attended a series of events held in honour of Saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170) and held talks on […]
25/05/2016

Deputy Prime Minister meets Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem

Budapest, May 24 (MTI) – Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén met Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem in Budapest on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Jerusalem […]
23/05/2016

Hungarian president meets City Mayor, Speaker of the House of Lords – Photos

London, May 23 (MTI) – President János Áder met Speaker of the House of Lords Frances D’Souza and Lord Mayor Jeffrey Evans on the first day […]
23/05/2016

5 Hungarian locations with healing powers

According to joportal.hu, people have believed in invisible energies that enmesh the earth’s surface and form magnetic power, for millenniums. They built churches in some of […]
23/05/2016

Hungary, Catholics to support education of refugee children in Middle East

Budapest, May 23 (MTI) – The government will provide 120 million forints (EUR 380,000) and the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) an additional 85 million forints […]
15/05/2016

Bishop Márton’s statue unveiled in Áder’s presence in Romania – Photos

Csíkszereda, Romania, May 15 (MTI) – The statue of Áron Márton, the ethnic Hungarian bishop of Alba Iulia (Gyulafehérvár) from 1939 to 1980, was inaugurated on […]
15/05/2016

Great masses are going on a pilgrimage to Csíksomlyó – Photos

The Csíksomlyó hogback was crowded with pilgrims on Saturday, alfahir.hu writes. Szék utca, which leads to the Csíksomlyó church, was crowded with people. Pilgrims then continued […]
15/05/2016

Hungarian bishop delivers aid to Syrian Christians

Budapest, May 14 (MTI) – Internally displaced people staying in Syria face great humanitarian challenges, László Kiss-Rigó, the Catholic bishop of Hungary’s Szeged-Csanád diocese, said after […]
14/05/2016

The pilgrim trains started their way to Csíksomlyó – PHOTOS

Budapest, May 13 (MTI) – On Friday early in the morning, from the Keleti railway station the Csíksomlyó Express and the Székely Express began their journey […]
11/05/2016

Patriarch of Bulgaria visits Hungary

Budapest, May 11 (MTI) – Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria is on a visit in Hungary to mark the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the […]
10/05/2016

Pope greets Hungarian Papal Institute on 75th anniversary

Budapest (MTI) – Pope Francis has greeted in a letter Cardinal Péter Erdő on the 75th anniversary of the Hungarian Papal Institute in Rome, the Archdiocese […]
04/05/2016

Mazsihisz head elected vice president of European Jewish Congress

Budapest, May 4 (MTI) – The European Jewish Congress (EJC) has elected András Heisler, the head of the Hungarian Jewish federation Mazsihisz, to serve as its […]
03/05/2016

Cardinal Erdő: Economic differences influence approach to migration

Vatican City, May 3 (MTI) – Europe is bent on finding a joint solution to the migration crisis, but decision makers should not overlook economic differences […]
29/04/2016

Hungarian Christian Democrats warns Christian communities under threat in Middle East

Budapest, April 29 (MTI) – Christian communities in the Middle East are under threat, the co-ruling Christian Democrats (KDNP) said on Friday. In the competition between […]
28/04/2016

Orbán meets Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Budapest, April 28 (MTI) – Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina Husein Kavazovic is in Hungary for a working visit on the invitation of Prime Minister […]
23/04/2016

Prime minister’s office condemns desecration of Debrecen Great Church

Budapest (MTI) – The prime minister’s office condemns the desecration of the central Great Church of Debrecen, the office said on Friday. Unknown perpetrators painted a […]
16/04/2016

House speaker attends commemoration of 1050th anniversary of Christianity in Poland

Poznan, Poland (MTI) – House Speaker László Kövér attended a joint session of the Sejm and the Senate of Poland to mark the 1050th anniversary of […]
15/04/2016

Government allocates up to EUR 3.2m for rehabilitating Jewish cemeteries

Budapest, April 14 (MTI) – The government has allocated 800 million to 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) for the first year of its programme of rehabilitating […]
03/04/2016

Government: Hungary against Muslim radicals not Islam

Budapest (MTI) – Europe is at war and Hungary does not want to see an Islamic dictatorship on the continent, Saturday’s daily Magyar Hírlap said citing […]