Hungarian Churches Ask Highest Court To Halt Church Law

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Sixteen Hungarian churches have appealed to the country's Constitutional Court to  overturn controversial legislation under which they and hundreds of other groups will lose their church status.  

Hungarian Church Group Rushes Aid To Displaced Christians In Iraq

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- A controversial Hungarian church group says it has delivered aid to thousands of displaced Christians living in war-torn northern Iraq as part of humanitarian efforts backed by Hungary's government.

NEWS WATCH: Hungarian Human Chain Against “Regime’s” Election Laws

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Listen to this BosNewsLife report via Vatican Radio: RealAudioMP3 By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungary's former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány has led thousands into forming a human chain around parliament to protest changes to electoral laws that the government will introduce ahead of the 2014 elections, saying his nation is moving towards dictatorship.

Holocaust Memorial Day Overshadowed By anti-Semitism

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Listen to this BosNewsLife News report via Vatican Radio: RealAudioMP3 By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife europeBUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Europe remembered Sunday, January 27, the killings of six million Jews and others the Nazi's didn't like, amid concerns about rising anti-Semitism in Hungary and other countries.

NEWS WATCH: Ex-Communist Nations Urge Obama Not To Forget

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Listen to this BosNewsLife report via the Voice of America. Click US Election React East Europe By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Ex-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe are closely watching how the re-election of U.S. President Barack Obama will impact them amid concern that American foreign policy has shifted away from the region.

Budapest’s “Oldest Synagogue” Reopens After 60 Years (BosNewsLife Exclusive)

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- After 60 years, the oldest synagogue in Hungary's capital Budapest will reopen September 5 during a ceremony attended by Israel's government and other leaders, a chief rabbi has told BosNewsLife.

Hungary Commemorates 100th Anniversary of ‘Open Wound’ Treaty

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Hungarians have commemorated the 100th anniversary of the treaty that...

Hungary Detains Metals Plant Director in Toxic Spill Probe (Exclusive)

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife reporting from Hungary's disaster area in Kolontar and Devecser
KOLONTAR/DEVECSER (BosNewsLife)-- Hungarian police on Monday detained the managing director of a metals plant where a reservoir burst last week, flooding several towns with toxic waste - killing at least eight people and injuring more than 100 others.  Before his arrest, Zoltan Bakonyi told BosNewsLife that his company was not guilty of negligence, as authorities contend.

NEWS WATCH: UN Warns Of Global Water Shortages

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Listen to this BosNewsLife report via Vatican Radio: RealAudioMP3 WATERSUMMIT By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (BosNewsLife)-- Representatives from more than 100 United Nations member states and organizations have appealed to world leaders to urgently tackle expected water scarcity around the world.

Millions Pray For Persecuted Church

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife 3881BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON (BosNewsLife)-- Millions of Christians from Vancouver to Vladivostok were praying Sunday, November 8, for persecuted Christians, amid reports of increased repression in several countries around the world.