Bishop Adalbert News Today

At the roots of the Hungarian national identity are a series of saints, many of them martyrs. Here's an overview, from monarchs to bishops.

A Polish heavy metal singer, who has been convicted for offending religious sentiment laws, has launched a legal defence fund with which to appeal against the conviction of artists under blasphemy laws. Adam Darski, best known for fronting the Polish metal group Behemoth under the name Nergal, is hoping a crowdfunding campaign will help artists who have been accused of blasphemy under Poland’s strict religious freedom laws. In response to the conviction, he tweeted to say that “For over a d...

BBC News Published image captionAdam Darski, known as Nergal, fronts the Polish metal group Behemoth A heavy metal singer in trouble with Polish authorities over a photo of him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary has launched a legal defence fund. Adam Darski, known as Nergal, is appealing against a conviction of offending religious sentiment under Polands blasphemy laws. He is appealing for donations in a crowdfunding campaign for Polish artists accused of blasphemy. Poland has one of th...