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...
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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... -
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 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... -
"My father became a hero twice" – The Baska family’s story speaks to hundreds of thousands
After the Second World War, between 1945 and 1949, around 120,000 Hungarians in Czechoslovakia were deported or driven out of their homeland under the... -
"We are the ones who get into every household concerned without notice" – Aranka Szabóné Kurucz, a health visitor, always puts the child first
"I am the one who protects the children" , says Aranka Szabóné Kurucz , who has been helping the everyday life of families for... -
Fanni Illés: "The para-athletes who make it to a competition have already won the biggest battle with life"
In Fanni Illés ' life, two factors present a special challenge every day: one she has been given, the other she has chosen. She... -
Blessed are the cheese makers? – The Hungarian Schoenstatt Movement seeks to respond to the problem of the families in crisis
When I once searched for the smallest settlements in Hungary, I found Óbudavár, at the entrance to the Nivegy Valley. From there, the path... -
"We did it, way to go" – The first Hungarian pilots over the Atlantic Ocean
In July 1931, the Hungarian press was full of the names of György Endresz and Sándor Magyar , the two Hungarian pilots who were... -
The policeman from Eger who has his own folk band and plays for one man with the same zeal as for a thousand
Perhaps for many of us, we have indulged in a hobby as a child – an art or a sport – that we turned... -
„Even as a child I vowed to find their graves” – A Hungarian researching the fate of the victims of the Beneš decrees
Géza Dunajszky , public writer, choirmaster, and a well-known figure of the Hungarian minority in Upper Hungary, today's Slovakia, faced traumas as a young... -
A young woman hiked the country around solo – “It made me realize what a diverse place Hungary is”
2550 kilometers. That’s how long the National Blue Circle is. Anilla Till completed it all in 72 days. Alone. " I would prescribe it... -
“On our wedding almost everyone wore the traditional folk costume” – interview with a native girl from Szék, Romania
A native of the village of Szék (Sic) in Transylvania, she is passionate about the traditions and costumes of her native people. She organized... -
Underwater labyrinth beneath the heart of Buda – The mysterious János Molnár Cave
Hidden beneath József Hill (now known as Szemlő Hill) in Budapest is an underwater labyrinth, the János Molnár Cave, which stretches for more than... -
At least 120 children owe their lives to them – The story of a Hungarian - Dutch couple
At every pro-life event in Hungary, you will likely meet a humble and very active Hungarian-Dutch couple: Ed and Zsuzsa Bergs. They hate the... -
Paradise Found – A spiritual adventure tour in the land of the Kálnoky family ancestors
A gallery of ancestors who built the history of this Transylvanian aristocratic family from the 13th-century Tatar invasion to the communist devastation of the... -
“I paint the face of God because I believe that He became visible” – The icon painter deacon who also painted on Mount Athos
I enter through the door of a simple, battered family house. In the garden birds chirp, and in the chapel, made out of three...
