Orthodox head escapes EU sanctions thanks to Orban
Thanks to the insistence of Hungary, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from the latest round of European Union sanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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by bcadmin | Jun 3, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, European union, News, Patriarch Kirill, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church, Ukraine Crisis | 0 |
Thanks to the insistence of Hungary, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has been removed from the latest round of European Union sanctions to punish Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 22, 2022 | Hungary, lead, Malta, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Refugees, Ukraine Crisis | 0 |
Pro-Orban media in Hungary have used “cretinous” and “senile” to characterize the pope’s views on immigration, while a member of Orbán’s Fidesz party has dubbed Francis the “Soros Pope” for his views on the economy.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Apr 21, 2022 | Associated Press, Hungary, News, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Vatican | 0 |
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday as the war in Ukraine and the millions of refugees it has created cast a shadow over two leaders who have long sought closer ties with Russia.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 19, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in Europe, Hungary, News, Prime Minister Viktor Orban | 0 |
Hungary’s opposition leader wants to restore his country’s frayed ties with the West.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 16, 2021 | Abortion, Communion, Gay marriage, Hungary, lead, News, News Analysis, papal interview, Papal travel, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Slovakia | 0 |
Eight years ago, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi suggested that when Francis interacts with the press, it’s a new genre in papal speech, one that’s deliberately informal and a pastoral reaction rather than a declaration of authority.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 12, 2021 | Eucharist, Hungary, lead, Migrants, News, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Refugees, Vatican | 0 |
“The cross, planted in the ground, not only invites us to be well-rooted, it also raises and extends its arms towards everyone,” the pope said. “The cross urges us to keep our roots firm, but without defensiveness; to draw from the wellsprings, opening ourselves to the thirst of the men and women of our time.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 12, 2021 | Amoris Laetitia, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, cardinals dubia, Dialogue, Hungary, lead, Matteo Salvini, Migrants, News, News Analysis, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, St. John Paul II, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |
The Vatican is, and likely always will be, much better at dialogue ad extra than ad intra.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 11, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, Crux in Hungary and Slovakia, eucharistic congress, Hungary, News, Papal health, Papal Trips, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, second, Slovakia, Surgery, Vatican | 0 |
Pope Francis is making his first foreign trip since undergoing intestinal surgery in July, a four-day visit to Central Europe that will test his health.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 10, 2021 | budapest, Church in Europe, Crux in Hungary and Slovakia, Hungary, lead, News, Pope Francis, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Roma, Slovakia | 0 |
Pope Francis on Sunday will leave for Slovakia – after first making a seven-hour stop in Budapest, Hungary – for a Sept. 12-15 visit.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Sep 5, 2021 | Angela Merkel, Catholic-Jewish relations, Hungary, lead, News, News Analysis, papal interview, Pope Francis, President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |
From the beginning, part of Francis’s charm has been his spontaneity.
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