religion

13/11/2015

Risks to Jewish community growing, says leader

Budapest, November 13 (MTI) – Even before the current migration process, the risks to Jewish institutions had been growing, mainly due to the spread of extremist […]
13/11/2015

Will the Pope visit Hungary?

Cardinal Péter Erdő,  Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest,  and András Veres, President of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, personally invited Pope Francis to Hungary, but the Pope did not […]
12/11/2015

President opens St Martin memorial year

Budapest (MTI) – The message of the St Martin memorial year is that Hungary’s rich intellectual heritage has more than just cultural value and also serves […]
09/11/2015

LMP could support church law amendment, Socialists to stay away from talks on church law

Budapest, November 9 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists will no longer participate in five-party talks on an amendment to Hungary’s church law, Gergely Barandy, Socialist deputy […]
09/11/2015

Hunyadi and the noon bell ritual

Legend has it that the noon bell ritual commemorates the victory of the Siege of Belgrade (Nándorfehérvár) that took place in 22 July 1456, writes urbanlegends.hu. […]
02/11/2015

Jews, Christians, Muslims hold joint prayer for peace in the Middle East

Budapest (MTI) – People from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities held a joint prayer for peace in the Middle East on Sunday, and prayed for […]
31/10/2015

The day of the reformation – 31st of October

On the 31st of October, 1517 Martin Luther posted an invitation to debate on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral. The invitation to debate contained 95 […]
30/10/2015

List of best high schools and religious schools

According to hvg.hu, the Fazekas Mihaly Elementary School and High School of Budapest, the ELTE Radnoti Miklos Practicing Elementary School and High School, the Eotvos Jozsef […]
27/10/2015

Hungarian Papal Institute in Rome turns 75

Rome (MTI) – The 75th anniversary of the Hungarian Papal Institute (PMI) in Rome was marked with a festive mass on Monday. The mass was celebrated […]
26/10/2015

Terézia Chapel has been renovated in Tokaj-Hegyalja

Apart from the renewal of the Terézia Chapel having more than 250 years history, several other touristic developments are going to be completed by the end […]
22/10/2015

Matthias Church bell tower opens to public

Budapest (MTI) – The renovated bell and look-out tower of Budapest’s famous Matthias Church in the castle district is now open to the public, the church’s […]
15/10/2015

Hungarian pilgrims present manuscript of Bible to Pope Francis

Budapest, October 14 (MTI) – A group of 60 pilgrims presented to Pope Francis a five-volume manuscript version of the Bible made by more than 5,000 […]
08/10/2015

Manuscript of Bible to be presented to Pope Francis

Budapest, October 8 (MTI) – A manuscript version of the Bible made by Hungarian people from all walks of life in five volumes will be presented […]
30/09/2015

President addresses church leaders, scorns climate change deniers

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s President Janos Ader met church leaders in parliament on Tuesday for a conference to discuss climate change and environmental concerns. Ader asked […]
29/09/2015

Here are the new church law amendments

Budapest, September 29 (MTI) – In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law […]
20/09/2015

Budapest Polish parish given St. John Paul II relic

Budapest, September 20 (MTI) – The Polish Catholic Church on Sunday presented the Polish Personal Parish with a relic of St. John Paul II. The relic […]
13/09/2015

Catholic bishop calls for solidarity but warns against cultural invasion in wake of mass migration

Budapest (MTI) – The Catholic community of Szeged in south Hungary embraces solidarity towards migrants, but it must also call attention to the dangers of a […]
12/09/2015

Balog: we secretly granted citizenship to a thousand Eastern Christian families

Minister of Human Resources Zoltan Balog defended the cabinet’s position on asylum by saying that Hungary accepted a thousand Eastern Christian families from Iraq and Egypt […]
10/09/2015

The bishop of Szeged rejected the statement of Pope Francis

The migrants coming to Hungary are cynical and arrogant, because it has been not a refugee situation for a long time, but an invasion, Laszlo Kiss-Rigo […]
07/09/2015

Hungarian Catholics vow to follow Pope’s call to shelter refugees

Budapest, September 7 (MTI) – The Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (MKPK) said on Monday that it is “happy” to follow Pope Francis’ call for members of […]