religion

07/05/2015

2016 will be the St Martin memorial year in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – The government has allocated 855 million forints (EUR 2.81m) for programmes to be organised at the Benedictine Abbey of Pannonhalma in north-western Hungary […]
26/04/2015

The history of the Matthias church

According to the writer of the article on szepmagyarorszag.hu, the old name of the church which is The Church of Old Lady was more appealing to […]
06/04/2015

Lutheran Church head sends Easter message

Budapest, April 5 (MTI) – Peter Gancs, the head of the Lutheran Church of Hungary, celebrated Easter mass at the Deak Square Lutheran Church in Budapest […]
05/04/2015

Church heads send Easter messages

(MTI) – The death and resurrection of Christ has shown that God the creator and redeemer has not forgotten about humanity and awaits all to “come […]
26/03/2015

Cardinal Erdo to celebrate ecumenical service for Christian martyrs

Budapest (MTI) – Cardinal Peter Erdo, archbishop of Budapest-Esztergom, will celebrate an ecumenical prayer session for recently martyred Christians, at Budapest’s St Michael Church on Friday. […]
23/03/2015

Papal decision on Hajdudorog Metropolitan’s establishment announced at ceremony

Budapest, March 23 (MTI) – A ceremony was held on Monday in the Greek Catholic Church of Hajdudorog in north-eastern Hungary to celebrate the church’s elevation […]
22/03/2015

Pope raises Byzantine-rite Hungarian Catholic Church to status of sui juris metropolitan see

Pope Francis has reorganized the hierarchy of the Byzantine-rite Hungarian Catholic Church, raising it to the level of a sui juris metropolitan Church, catholicculture.org reports. The catholicculture.org […]
21/03/2015

Buddha statute with mummified monk inside recalled from Budapest museum

Budapest, March 21 (MTI) – A Buddha statue found to contain the 900-year-old mummified remains of a monk has been recalled by its owner from an […]
12/03/2015

Deputy PM meets Orthodox patriarch in Moscow

Budapest, March 12 (MTI) – Zsolt Semjen, Hungary’s deputy prime minister, met Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia for talks in Moscow on Wednesday. According […]
08/03/2015

President Ader unveils statue of Hungarian priest in Fatima – Photos

Fatima (MTI) – President Janos Ader and Cardinal Peter Erdo, head of Hungary’s Catholic church, attended the unveiling of the statue of Lajos Kondor, a Hungarian […]
02/03/2015

UAToday – Budapest: Monk hidden inside a Buddha statue exhibited

Hidden mummy was not discovered until the statue was sent for repair in 2012, Ukraine Today reports. Ukraine Today said, scientists have recently discovered the remains of […]
01/03/2015

Catholic Church to send aid to Ukraine Hungarians

Budapest, March 1 (MTI) – The Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference will send 10 million forints worth of aid to help needy families and old people living […]
08/02/2015

Unknown documents about the history of Hungary are found in the Vatican

Mult-kor.hu reports that priceless documents of two and a half centuries has been processed and made public by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. According to Sergio […]
20/01/2015

Hungarian Islamic Community rejects charge of skimming subsidies

Budapest (MTI) – The Hungarian Islamic Community (MIK) has rejected the charge that it had demanded millions of forints from a private welfare service provider in […]
19/01/2015

Islamic leaders suspected of demanding kick-backs from service provider

Budapest (MTI) – The leadership of the Hungarian Islamic Community demanded millions of forints from a welfare service provider in return for ensuring their eligibility for […]
07/01/2015

Schedule of Hungarian holidays for 2015

If you work in Hungary, this summary might help you in planning your holidays well in advance during the year. Long weekends in 2015: 1st – 4th of […]
28/12/2014

Traditional Hungarian holiday feasts and customs from Advent to Epiphany

Religious holidays have a special ambiance, the traditions, the meals and the menu of each celebration is different. The rich and delicious dishes served on the […]
26/12/2014

Hungarian church leaders celebrate Christmas

Budapest (MTI) – Hungarian church leaders celebrated the first day of Christmas on Thursday. Reformed Church Bishop Gusztav Bolcskei stressed the importance of order in a […]
24/12/2014

Hungarian Christmas Traditions

Long ago, Christmas would have been unimaginable without traditions. Nowadays, these are only sweet memories. However, Christmas is still the most intimate and sacred holiday, which […]
01/11/2014

New Catholic Church Opens in Budapest

Budapest (MTI) – A newly built Catholic church has opened in Budapest’s 11th district that has been named after Blessed Zoltan Meszlenyi, a Catholic priest who […]