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Why Pope Francis chose Hungary for his speech on ‘ideological colonisation’

May 01, 2023

A year or two ago I speculated about whether Pope Francis had intended a snub to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán by only visiting his country very briefly. It seems I was wrong because the Holy Father has been enjoying a rather longer stay in Hungary in the last few days. Part of his agenda was

Is a Catholic-led super-state about to emerge in eastern Europe?

July 04, 2022

Last month, Moldova and Ukraine were granted candidate status by the EU. Cue much back-slapping and cheering from Brussels. But the self-congratulation masked a very different reality. For starters, neither Ukraine nor Moldova is likely to ever join the EU, certainly not on terms either would find acceptable, while both would quickly be disabused of

Will it be a Hungarian Pope?

June 28, 2022

Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdő – Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest – may be emerging as a front-runner to succeed Pope Francis. The canon law expert is fast becoming a contender to succeed the Holy Father as rumours mount about the latter’s health, even with a potential candidate from Asia emerging as a frontrunner as well. Filipino Cardinal