104 result(s) for pope francis
Pope Meets Hungarian Bishops
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- community & culture
Pope Francis received members of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Vatican on Monday. At their meeting with the pontiff, the bishops discussed topical issues of Hungary’s Catholic Church and society, Bishop András Veres said after the two-hour talks.
Orbán Has Audience With Pope Francis And Talks With Middle Eastern Christian Leaders
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an audience with Pope Francis in the framework of an annual meeting of Catholic lawmakers, the PM’s press chief told MTI on Sunday. Also Orbán held talks with Christian leaders from the Middle East in Rome.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Has Audience With Pope, Meets Christian Leaders
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an audience with Pope Francis in the framework of an annual meeting of Catholic lawmakers, the PM’s press chief said. Orbán is participating at the annual conference of the International Catholic Legislators Network in Frascati, outside of Rome, said Bertalan Havasi.
Semjén Calls For Reintroducing Sunday Shopping Ban
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zsolt Semjén, deputy prime minister and head of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, has called for reintroducing and extending Hungary’s shopping ban on Sunday, in an interview published by national daily Magyar Idők on Friday. In the interview, Semjén insisted that economic arguments against the restrictions had “proven unfounded” and that employees had benefited from the ban before it was lifted ...
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Hungary To Host International Eucharistic Congress In 2020
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will host the next International Eucharistic Congress scheduled for 2020, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the holy mass concluding the 51st congress in Cebu, Philippines. Hungary will organise the event for the second time.
New Hungarian Ambassador Presents Credentials To Pope
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, Hungary’s new ambassador to the Holy See, presented his credentials to Pope Francis, the deputy head of mission at the Hungarian embassy said. Habsburg-Lothringen had an 18-minute private conversation with Pope Francis, which is considered unusually long by the standards of Vatican protocol.
Budapest To Host Intl Forum On Europe Demographics
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest will host a three-day international forum on Europe’s population decline, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said. Representatives from 18 countries will attend the forum, which is set to start on November 5 and will be opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Several European ministers and politicians are scheduled to address the forum.
Hungary’s President Scorns Climate Change Deniers At Church Conference
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President János Áder met church leaders in parliament on Tuesday for a conference to discuss climate change and environmental concerns. He said denying climate change, feeling apathy on the subject and believing the market was almighty were all fallacies. He asked church dignitaries to share the imperative of saving the Earth in their religious communities, in the spirit of an ...
Pope Meets Hungarian Bishops
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- community & culture
Pope Francis received members of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Vatican on Monday. At their meeting with the pontiff, the bishops discussed topical issues of Hungary’s Catholic Church and society, Bishop András Veres said after the two-hour talks.
Orbán Has Audience With Pope Francis And Talks With Middle Eastern Christian Leaders
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an audience with Pope Francis in the framework of an annual meeting of Catholic lawmakers, the PM’s press chief told MTI on Sunday. Also Orbán held talks with Christian leaders from the Middle East in Rome.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Has Audience With Pope, Meets Christian Leaders
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an audience with Pope Francis in the framework of an annual meeting of Catholic lawmakers, the PM’s press chief said. Orbán is participating at the annual conference of the International Catholic Legislators Network in Frascati, outside of Rome, said Bertalan Havasi.
Semjén Calls For Reintroducing Sunday Shopping Ban
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zsolt Semjén, deputy prime minister and head of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, has called for reintroducing and extending Hungary’s shopping ban on Sunday, in an interview published by national daily Magyar Idők on Friday. In the interview, Semjén insisted that economic arguments against the restrictions had “proven unfounded” and that employees had benefited from the ban before it was lifted ...
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Hungary To Host International Eucharistic Congress In 2020
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary will host the next International Eucharistic Congress scheduled for 2020, Pope Francis said in a video message sent to the holy mass concluding the 51st congress in Cebu, Philippines. Hungary will organise the event for the second time.
New Hungarian Ambassador Presents Credentials To Pope
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, Hungary’s new ambassador to the Holy See, presented his credentials to Pope Francis, the deputy head of mission at the Hungarian embassy said. Habsburg-Lothringen had an 18-minute private conversation with Pope Francis, which is considered unusually long by the standards of Vatican protocol.
Budapest To Host Intl Forum On Europe Demographics
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest will host a three-day international forum on Europe’s population decline, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said. Representatives from 18 countries will attend the forum, which is set to start on November 5 and will be opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Several European ministers and politicians are scheduled to address the forum.
Hungary’s President Scorns Climate Change Deniers At Church Conference
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President János Áder met church leaders in parliament on Tuesday for a conference to discuss climate change and environmental concerns. He said denying climate change, feeling apathy on the subject and believing the market was almighty were all fallacies. He asked church dignitaries to share the imperative of saving the Earth in their religious communities, in the spirit of an ...