144 result(s) for christianity
Cardinal Erdő Sends Easter Message
- 18 Apr 2017 7:04 AM
- community & culture
“We see the cross as a sign of hope rather than a symbol of death,” Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest said. “Suffering in itself is not a message but if it is an expression of love for God and our fellow human beings, it is indeed a reason for us to rejoice,” the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church said in an interview in daily Magyar Hírlap.
Video: Budapest Going Green For St Paddy
- 16 Mar 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Several spots in Budapest will 'turn green' on Saint Patrick’s Day, the national day celebrating Ireland’s patron saint, on March 17, to be followed by a traditional parade on Sunday, the Irish Embassy told us today. On Friday evening the Chain Bridge, the Palace of Arts, the all-new Tüske Sports Hall, and the Bank Centre housing the embassy will be lit up in green - with many St Paddy's ...
Rio De Janeiro’s Christ Statue To Light Up In Hungarian Stripes
- 29 Dec 2016 8:10 AM
- current affairs
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro will be lit up on Friday, displaying Hungary’s national colours, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said.
Szijjártó: Hungary Committed To Protection Of Christianity
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is committed to playing a leading role in the protection of Christianity and Christian communities worldwide, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, his Vatican counterpart, in the Holy See.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Szijjártó: Hungary’s Religious Minorities Safe
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York and assured his negotiating partners that “no national or religious minorities need to be afraid in Hungary”. Following his talks on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session, Szijjártó told MTI that “Hungary is a Christian state and it has a Christian Democrat government”, adding that Christianity and ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Central Europe New Home Of ‘European Dream’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ‘European dream’ has moved from western to central Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday. There was a generation of European politicians who had a “secret dream” that the establishment of the European Union could get its member states to forget their national and religious identities and weaken their historical identities so that all those could be replaced by a European ...
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
Cardinal Erdő Sends Easter Message
- 18 Apr 2017 7:04 AM
- community & culture
“We see the cross as a sign of hope rather than a symbol of death,” Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest said. “Suffering in itself is not a message but if it is an expression of love for God and our fellow human beings, it is indeed a reason for us to rejoice,” the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church said in an interview in daily Magyar Hírlap.
Video: Budapest Going Green For St Paddy
- 16 Mar 2017 2:00 AM
- community & culture
Several spots in Budapest will 'turn green' on Saint Patrick’s Day, the national day celebrating Ireland’s patron saint, on March 17, to be followed by a traditional parade on Sunday, the Irish Embassy told us today. On Friday evening the Chain Bridge, the Palace of Arts, the all-new Tüske Sports Hall, and the Bank Centre housing the embassy will be lit up in green - with many St Paddy's ...
Rio De Janeiro’s Christ Statue To Light Up In Hungarian Stripes
- 29 Dec 2016 8:10 AM
- current affairs
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro will be lit up on Friday, displaying Hungary’s national colours, the Hungarian Foreign Ministry said.
Szijjártó: Hungary Committed To Protection Of Christianity
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary is committed to playing a leading role in the protection of Christianity and Christian communities worldwide, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, his Vatican counterpart, in the Holy See.
Good Friday To Become Non-Working Holiday
- 15 Oct 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
Good Friday is to be declared a non-working holiday in Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced at the 1956 memorial meeting of the synod of Hungarian Reformed Churches on Friday. Orbán said next year’s 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe would be the right time to help believers celebrate Good Friday by declaring it a non-working holiday.
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Szijjártó: Hungary’s Religious Minorities Safe
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York and assured his negotiating partners that “no national or religious minorities need to be afraid in Hungary”. Following his talks on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session, Szijjártó told MTI that “Hungary is a Christian state and it has a Christian Democrat government”, adding that Christianity and ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Central Europe New Home Of ‘European Dream’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ‘European dream’ has moved from western to central Europe, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday. There was a generation of European politicians who had a “secret dream” that the establishment of the European Union could get its member states to forget their national and religious identities and weaken their historical identities so that all those could be replaced by a European ...
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...