Gypsies in the history of Hungarian protestant churches

Not many of us are aware of the fact that the responsible participants of the Debrecen Synod (1567), an important event in the forming of the Hungarian Reformed Church1, already took the issue of Gypsies into consideration.

2011. február 18.

Gypsies in Europe

In spite of what the public thinks, Gypsies have never really been a uniform group. What is more, they are not even likely to have been one people in the past – states Szilveszter Póczik, a historian-criminologist and the senior scientific representative of the Hungarian National Institute of Crimonology (OKRI).

2011. február 11.

Families in Europe

As regards marriage and families, there is a huge gap between hopes and reality all over Europe. Most of us aim to have a harmonious and balanced family life, however, there have been various obstacles that have led to the destabilisation of the institution of marriage and the disintegration of families.

2011. január 28.

Our service for the Roma communities

The attitude of our churches towards Roma people is the same as towards any other group of people: they need to hear the message of the Gospel and experience the love of God in order to change and discover new meanings in their lives, and find their true self-identity through a relationship with God

2011. január 28.

The Culture of Conscience and the Future of Europe

The political agenda of the Hungarian EU presidency is to be built around the human factor, according to the preliminary document on the priorities of the Hungarian EU presidency, available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2011. január 26.

“Bringing Europe Closer to its People”

Joint statement of the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) on the meeting the Hungarian EU-Presidency.

2011. január 18.

Prayer for Europe

Joint Prayer for Europe and the Hungarian EU-Presodency at the opening worship of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on 16 January 2011.

2011. január 17.

Christ is the only authority

“It is not to be taken for granted that Hungary is part of the EU. The presidency should not make us self-righteous. If, however, we as Hungarians can reconcile with God, ourselves and our fellow citizens, we can proudly and boldly stand before Europe as Europeans.”

2011. január 16.

Greeting Address at the Opening of the Ecumenical Week of Prayer

Bishop Gusztáv Bölcskei opened the Ecumenical Week of Prayer on 16 January 2011 in his greeting.

2011. január 16.

Cultural diversity in Central and Eastern Europe

Central and Eastern Europe is a kind of axis or, to put it in other words, a region of clashes. It was born within Europe’s ever-changing force field of politics and power, swinging between East and West.

2011. január 6.