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Hungary: A Pastoral Letter and its Silences

Lorenzo Prezzi /

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28 October 2026

Thirty years after their landmark 1996 document, Hungary’s Catholic bishops have issued a new pastoral letter addressing the country’s social, economic, cultural and spiritual challenges. The text is wide-ranging and at times strikingly self-critical. Yet it remains conspicuously silent about the Church’s relationship with Viktor Orbán. On 19 October, the Hungarian Catholic bishops published a major pastoral […]

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Signs of Alliance Between Some U.S. Republicans and the Alternative for Germany

Marcello Neri /

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17 October 2026

The Alternative for Germany Party has caught the attention of some U.S. Republicans, who are exploring the prospect of a Western cultural hegemony. On Monday, October 19, Marc Bernhard, a representative of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) at the German Bundestag, will deliver a speech on «Mass Migration and the Future of the West» at […]

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Holy See: Looking at the World from Paris and New York

Marcello Neri /

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29 September 2026

Multilateralism is in crisis, yet the world needs it. The Pope and his Secretary of State reach out for a better Europe. Pope Leo’s visit to France and Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s attendance at the opening general debate of the 81st UN General Assembly must be viewed as a joint initiative by the […]

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AfD, Representation or Distortions?

Appia Institute Editorial Board /

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16 September 2026

The extreme right’s win in Germany poses an existential problem: what is the truth, and what are the limits of representation’s power? Like a century ago, the answers matter to the world Catholic writer and analyst Chris Caldwell is, as usual, brilliant in writing about the crisis in Germany that led to the recent AfD […]

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Germany-Catholics: Don’t Surrender Democracy

Marcello Neri /

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13 September 2026

The AfD’s victory stems from many unresolved issues since unification. The President of the Conference of Bishops calls for addressing the cultural and social roots of the problem. The Alternative für Deutschland’s (AfD) overwhelming electoral victory in Saxony-Anhalt casts a long shadow over the stability of German constitutional democracy. The events unfolding in Germany, Europe’s […]

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Appeal for Democracy of the German Churches

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8 September 2026

After the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt, the heads of the Christian confessions will closely monitor and critically assess the region’s respect for the rule of law. This’s a call to all Christians worldwide to pay attention. In response to the results of the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, Chair of the Council of […]

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Black Future?

Francesco Sisci / Director

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6 September 2026

The rise of Germany’s AfD and Italy’s Vannacci brings back the temptations of WWII. It’s easy to fall for easy answers to complex questions. Yet the alternative is even simpler: do Europeans really want to be ruled by Moscow? The dual challenge posed by the AfD in Germany and by Roberto Vannacci in Italy risks […]