Francis in Hungary
by Gladden J. PappinAgainst a media backdrop determined to frame Hungary as Europe’s black sheep, it certainly seems that the Holy Father would prefer, as he often says, to “smell of the sheep.” Continue Reading »
The Casaroli Myth
by George WeigelThe ongoing Roman celebration of the Casaroli Ostpolitik as a triumph for Vatican diplomacy and a model for the future is sheer mythmaking—and damaging mythmaking at that. Continue Reading »
Signs of Hope in Budapest
by Gladden J. PappinThe International Eucharistic Congress was a statement about the rebirth of Hungary and the persistence of faith. Continue Reading »
Remembering the Victims of Communism
by Sohrab AhmariAn interview with Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó. Continue Reading »
A House Built on Sand
by Benedict KielyAs Europe and its elites secularize ever more rapidly the Hungarian people have voted to keep “a little slice of Christianity in Hungary.” Continue Reading »
What Bibi and Orban Can Shake On
by Sohrab AhmariTo say that Israel rolled out the red carpet for Orban would be a gross understatement. Continue Reading »
The Real Modern Anti-Semitism
by David P. GoldmanTo say that Viktor Orban is anti-Semitic is outrageously wrong. Continue Reading »
Battle for Europe
by Ryszard LegutkoByliśmy głupi by marcin król czerwone i czarne, 256 pages, zł 39.90 Pravým okem: Antologie současného polského politického myšlení edited by maciej ruczaj and maciej szymanowski centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 203 pages, kč 249 Resistance to Communism in Eastern Europe was . . . . Continue Reading »
An Alternative to Terror
by Filip MazurczakOne of Budapest’s top tourist destinations is the Terror Haza, a harrowing museum in the former headquarters first of the Arrow Cross fascists who collaborated with the Nazis and, later, of Hungary’s Stalinist secret police. Valerie Miké’s new study of the little-known Catholic worker movement in twentieth-century Hungary shows a shining alternative to Terror Haza. Continue Reading »
The Hero of Hungary
by Filip MazurczakToday, we mark the fortieth anniversary of the death of Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, a courageous Hungarian prelate who fought against communist tyranny despite great suffering, yet at the end was betrayed by Rome. As today’s Church faces threats around the world from secularists, Islamic fundamentalists and others, it is worth recalling his story to see the dangers of being excessively polite with evil ideologies.The Hungarians are an ancient, patriotic people united under one state and Christianized during the reign of King St. Stephen I (997-1038). In the subsequent millennium, Hungary had at times been a regional power (before the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, Hungary was three times its present size), and at others was subjugated and invaded by Mongols, Turks, Habsburgs, Nazis, Soviets. Continue Reading »
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