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Hungary's long-serving prime minister is under fire. In the past week, the country's president and a former justice minister — both close allies of Orban's — were forced to resign. The scandal revolves around the granting of a presidential pardon to a man charged with covering up sexual abuse in a state-run children's home. Opposition politicians say the two resignations are
In his speech, Francis said contact with the poor and needy provides a challenge to Christians in that “we must refuse to let the faith we profess be imprisoned by a piety removed from life.”
Pope Francis kicked off his three-day visit to Hungary Friday praising the country for its traditional values and making a forceful appeal for European unity, decrying the rise of nationalist populism he faulted for a breakdown in multilateralism.
Thousands of Hungarians protested in Budapest Friday against low pay and poor working conditions for schoolteachers amid worsening staff shortages.
Thousands of Hungarians demonstrate for teacher payhikes