‘Alarming Resurgence of Anti-Semitism in Europe’

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Budapest, Hungary deputyministerspeakingBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hardly seven decades after millions of Jews were killed, Europe is once again experiencing an "alarming resurgence of anti-Semitism ", international leaders warned Tuesday, October 1.

Concerns Over ‘Religious Discrimination’ In Hungary’s New Constitution

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By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest with reporting by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos voa_bos_hungary_protest_300_eng_14jan11BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Smaller evangelical churches and other faith groups faced more uncertainty Monday, September 23, after Hungary's parliament adopted amendments to a controversial constitution.

Hungary’s Night of Churches Spreads Light At Festival

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife gotop_BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary has been holding a 'Night of Churches' as part of a Catholic-backed festival aimed at raising public awareness about faith and the arts. Younger and elderly Hungarians assembled suddenly in the heart of Budapest's Castle District near the Catholic Matthias Church on a hill overlooking the Danube river.

NEWS WATCH: Dozens Killed In Russia Hospital Fire

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Listen to BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos via Vatican Radio: RealAudioMP3 By BosNewsLife News Center hospitalfire MOSCOW/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife)-- At least 37 people have been killed after a fire raged through part of a psychiatric hospital in northwestern Russia.

Hungary Thanks Horthy Despite Holocaust

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife stefan_bosBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife Columns)-- OK. Some 600,000 Hungarian Jews were massacred along with others the Nazis didn't like. Hungary's wartime leader Miklós Horthy knew this would happen when he allied the nation to Nazi-Germany. His noisy friend, Adolf Hitler, often promised the Holocaust as a Final Solution. "So what?", Hungary seems to think these days.

NEWS WATCH: Hungary Hosts Europe’s Largest Jewish Festival Amid Concerns

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife The_Jewish_Summer_FestivalBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- As many as 100,000 visitors from around the world are expected to attend the 16th Hungarian Jewish Summer Festival in Budapest, Europe's largest cultural event of its kind. The nine-day Festival, which ends September 2 and is supported by churches, comes despite concern over rising antisemitism in the country

NEWS WATCH: Heat Wave Causing Misery in Europe

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Listen to this BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio:RealAudioMP3 By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest picturenowBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Central and Eastern Europe is trying to overcome a stubborn heat wave that has overshadowed Europe's largest music festival and caused wild fires in the Balkans.

NEWS WATCH: Hungary Men Found Guilty In Roma Killings (Update)

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Listen to this BosNewsLife News report for Vatican Radio click: hungaryroma (ADDS VERDICT, CHANGING LEAD) By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Tatárszentgyörgy, Hungary romaTATARSZENTGYORGY, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Survivors of one of Eastern Europe's deadliest wave of attacks against Roma since World War Two received some justice Tuesday, August 6, as four Hungarian men were found guilty of killing six Roma including a five-year-old child. A Budapest court sentenced brothers Árpád and István Kiss and Zsolt Pető to life imprisonment for attacking Roma villages with guns, grenades and firebombs. The men, who were between ages 28 and 42 during the violence, have denied wrongdoing. The fourth suspect István Csontos, who served as a driver to his accomplices, received 13 years imprisonment. He admitted to cooperation but denied active involvement in the murders. At the time, BosNewsLife visited the village of Tatárszentgyörgy, where one of the most serious atrocities happened, and published this report.

Hungary’s Ex-Communists Condemn Restrictive Church Law Amid International Concerns

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Budapest, Hungary Matthias Church in Budapest at nightBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- In a major shift from their past policies Hungary's former Communists, now Socialists, want the country's top court to overturn religious legislation that they claim will make it difficult for smaller congregations to be recognized as churches and threatens social programs and religious education.

Hungary Roma Group Welcomes Ban Of ‘Nazi’ Guard By Europe Court

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent reporting from Hungary magyargardanowBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- An influential group defending the rights of gypsies, also known as Roma, has welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that banning a Hungarian "far-right, anti-Roma and anti-Semitic" paramilitary group is lawful.