“Let’s show that we who stand for life also stand with women”
Being pro-life is about much more than protecting unborn children. It is a vision that embraces human dignity from conception to natural death, says...
Partying in his youth, now a Jesuit priest: the journey of Fr Ferenc Mihalkov
A life dedicated to healing and creativity has emerged from a youth marked by fatherlessness, alcoholism and depression - but also by Providence, a...
Dominik Szoboszlai spent ten thousand hours playing football as a child and he was not even allowed to call his parents from abroad
His father lost his own parents at fourteen, squandered his inheritance, and found himself homeless at twenty-one. Time and again, sport helped him earn...
This cuisine is still evolving today, and it is up to us what remains of it – Transylvanian flavors at the Skanzen
If we wanted to describe the Transylvanian cuisine in a single word, we would have a difficult task, as for centuries many peoples have...
The exiled princess has returned home: after 700 years, the tomb cover of Blessed Elizabeth of the Árpád dynasty is back in Hungary
“The Last Golden Twig” – this is how some refer to Blessed Elizabeth of the Árpád dynasty, whom we Hungarians have somewhat forgotten. After...
The eyesight of a Congolese girl and our sight to the world – Photographer András D. Hajdú is inspired by powerful stories and determined people
András D. Hajdú , a multiple award-winning world-travelling photographer, captures astonishing stories. By his uplifting work, he drew attention to Dr. Richárd Hardi, an...
“It is indescribable to experience that after you give away one of your kidneys, two new kidneys begin to develop and grow inside you”
The lives of Tamás Farkas Somogyi and Noémi Somogyi-Adamis returned to their familiar rhythm after their kidney transplant surgeries in October 2021. 18 months...
Artificial intelligence could protect the elderly and the sick from falls – this new hungarian invention could save lives
One of the most serious problems faced by patients living with Parkinson’s disease or other neurodegenerative conditions is loss of balance. Movement instability can...
The choir teacher who tunes souls – where children learn to sing and to live
For forty-three years, Klára Herpainé Velkey has been teaching Hungarian literature and music at the Fényi Gyula Jesuit High School, College and Kindergarten in...
“Now is the time to try living my life” – A wheelchair user’s journey toward autonomy
I arrive at a completely new apartment in a completely new residential building — and in a completely new beginning. Emese Rusznák and her...
“I realized we must first live through the wilderness before we are given a mission”
The homeless are her friends, and inmates are her students. Anikó Mihályi, former Hungarian literature teacher at the Budai Cistercian St. Imre High School...
Worldwide rally for an ill Hungarian baby – „We feel that Ágoston is struggling hard to stay here”
Looking at the smiling little face of ten-month-old Ágoston Tóth-Helli , you wouldn't believe what he is going through. The baby boy has been...
A Hungarian missionary in Africa – "I came face-to-face with such cruelty I was unable to process"
How does a marine biology student become a missionary in Africa? It takes a bit of an adventurous spirit and a great deal of...
A mirror that is good to look into – we celebrated the 800th birth anniversary of Saint Kinga with the Ambassador of Poland
" Polish, Hungarian, two good friends ” – goes the saying and it is not a simple cliché but a soul-to-soul reality. Whatever the...
Survived smallpox and defeated famous men’s champions – Edith Krizsán, the Hungarian Chess Master
Champion of the 1958 Hungarian Women's Chess Championship, and still tireless. I don't even want to write down the age of Edith Krizsán...
Korond – A Transylvanian village where “every man is a potter”
"The clay turned / would have run, / but then it gave way to form, / and my father watched like a god /...
"Those who study the Middle Ages live in close proximity to the saints" – interview with Széchenyi Prize laureate, Edit Madas
Many people may have been surprised to hear the name of Dr Edit Madas among the 2024 Széchenyi Prize laureates. Not only because she...
1956 ruined sporting stars, and let plenty of talent out of the country
The Hungarian women's gymnastics team was at the height of an astonishing run of success when news came of the crushing of the 1956...
”I will wear this for the rest of my life"– The story of a Danube Swabian woman
She uttered her thoughts in almost a single breath with words carried through long nights. At that time, I had already visited the thousand-faced...
Bitten by leeches, and slept in stables, but even at the age of eighty-four, Elvira Kollár Jenőné pursues her rare vocation
I wish I could be like her when I reach this beautiful age! This is what I thought after meeting Mrs. Elvira , a...
The first AI anchorwoman in Hungarian media history has even been asked out on a date
Many people still have concerns about artificial intelligence and see it as a threat. However, Ada Bíró , the anchor of the television show...
Death-defying Hungarian courage in the headlines – how the international press covered the 1956 uprising
None of the milestones in the history of our country has attracted as much interest in the world press as the 1956 Revolution and...
A salt that shrinks volume – the Hungarian student team broke a record at the International Chemistry Tournament
The Hungarian student team defended its title at the 7th International Chemistry Tournament in Mexico at the end of August. Out of the six...