Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s opponent Peter Magyar sought elections earlier than the one scheduled in 2026 amid opinion polls showing the ruling party losing its popularity.

As the new year begins, Hungarians are bracing for a mix of financial challenges and opportunities that will shape their daily lives in 2025. While rising costs in various sectors are expected, ...

Hungary loves transformations—grandiose ... you can walk over to the Christmas market in front of the Basilica on St Stephen’s Square (Szt. István tér). Here, you will also find lots of adorable ...

Hungary joined the European Union in 2004 with the aim of catching up or at least approaching the economic and social development of Western European countries. The optimism of the country, then one ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hungary is set to permanently lose access to just over €1bn in EU funds on January 1, as disputes between ...

Part of the annual celebration of the Feast of Jesus Nazareno on January 9 is the procession of the 400-year-old black image of Jesus Christ from Quirino Grandstand to Quiapo Church in Manila. The ...

Pilgrims from around the world are passing through the open Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, which Pope Francis opened on Christmas Eve to begin the 2025 Jubilee. The pilgrimage to the Holy ...

Cardinal Peter Erdo, Primate of Hungary, celebrated Holy Mass on December 25, in the Esztergom Basilica. In his homily, he said that the celebration of Christmas is at once a revelation of God's ...

to become pilgrims of hope, to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions," the pontiff said, speaking from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to a crowd of thousands of people in the ...

Pope Francis opened the 'Holy Door' of St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve on Tuesday, kickstarting the special Jubilee year of Catholic celebrations. The 88-year-old pontiff, who has recently ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, launching what he called a "Jubilee of Hope." As the doors opened, the bells of the ...