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St Ladislaus fighting the Cumans — detail of a mural in the Early Gothic (14th c.) Lutheran church of Karaszkó (Kraskovo), Slovakia

Cumans in Medieval Hungary

The great confederation of the Cumans was one of the steppe tribal confederations of Turkic origin, which successfully represented and spread the once mighty ‘steppe civilization’ to a significant part of Eastern Europe. Although the Cuman state was unfortunately destroyed…

Subsidiarity in Christian Social Teaching: Roots and Implementation

‘In modern Christian Democracy, the Roman Catholic and Protestant lines of thought come together to form a common Christian understanding of a desirable society. Subsidiarity as one of the core principles in social teaching calls for a healthy society, where…
Portrait of Vladislaus II on the letter patent of nobility of János Gersei Pethő.

The Last Jagiellonians on the Hungarian Throne and Their Chronicler — The Champions of Christianity and Their Criticism

The contrast between the brilliant achievements of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary and the inertia of the kingdom of the Jagiellonians is almost a cliché in Hungarian history. To this day, many seek the causes of the 1526 Mohács tragedy…
Johann Wenzel Peter, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden / Adam and Eve in the Earthly Paradise (1800– 1829). Vatican Museums, Vatican City, Rome, Italy

History’s Relentless Turn

‘The emerging multipolar, multicivilizational world still needs and will be grateful to have a strong, rational, reliable, and consistent Western civilization…But for that to happen, common sense will have to rule us, and we must consign postmodern liberalism and the…
Girls dressed in traditional folk costumes on Pentecost Sunday in Kalotaszeg, Transylvania

What Do We Celebrate at Pentecost?

In many Hungarian settlements, saints’ days with processions and pilgrimages are traditionally held at Pentecost. One of the most important Hungarian Marian Shrines is the one in Csíksomlyó, Transylvania, which has been declared a Hungarikum, together with the Pentecost pilgrimage…

‘I want to see my country grow like Hungary’ — Blockbuster Film ‘Sound of Freedom’ Producer Eduardo Verástegui Praises Hungarian Leadership

‘When a country achieves success like Hungary, it’s crucial to ensure that less successful countries also thrive by promoting the blueprint, pushing the strategy, and supporting one another,’ Mexican conservative film producer Eduardo Verástegui stressed in an interview with Hungarian…
The execution of Saint Adalbert by the pagan Prussians on the bronze door of the Gniezno Cathedral.

Adalbert of Prague, Saint of the Peoples of Central Europe

Politics permeated St Adalbert’s tragic life as much as the birth of the then-nascent and emerging states of Poland, Bohemia, and Hungary. That is the way Adalbert became the patron saint of all three Central and Eastern European Kingdoms, helping…
An illustration from the Illuminated Chronicle: King Stephen captures the Transylvanian leader Prokuj in 1003.

The First Great War of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Power of Prayer

The modern reader might scoff at the medieval chronicler’s words about divine assistance, even dismiss it as gibberish, as he rather tries to find rational reasons for military victory. This attitude, however, fit in perfectly with medieval thinking, and the…
Satan by Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1920)

How the Dictatorship of Relativism Dismantled Christendom

‘Christian doctrine as taught by the Church of Rome had historically provided society with a point of reference for moral guidance, which subsequently “ensure[d] that politics remain[ed] rational and d[id] not fall into the trap of ideologies”. Yet since the…

Cultivating a New Generation of ‘Aristo-Populist’ Statesmen — An Interview with John Burtka

‘There was a period in American history when elite financial interests were aligned with the national interest. Now, those are diverging. I’m calling for cultivating a contemporary sense of noblesse oblige and a solidarity with everyday people, while still maintaining…

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