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The paper publishes a 21-page confidential report in French written by Töhötöm Nagy SJ for Pius X... more The paper publishes a 21-page confidential report in French written by Töhötöm Nagy SJ for Pius XII on 15 February 1946. The outstanding importance of the document 'Soviet Ambitions in Southeast Europe' - and the reason for the publication of the source - is that it is the first submission by the Hungarian Jesuits to the Holy See which not only calls for a modus vivendi with the Soviets, but also asserts that such an agreement is possible.

In an investigation involving Vatican sources that have recently been opened for research, the pa... more In an investigation involving Vatican sources that have recently been opened for research, the paper reassesses the story of the actual or alleged Vatican-Soviet attempts at rapprochement initiated during and after World War II with the aim to explore the considerations that shaped Vatican eastern policy at the end of the war. On the basis of a closer examination of the Orlemanski mission in the spring of 1944, the Flynn mission in March 1945, and the negotiations initiated in 1946 through Hungarian Jesuits it argues that despite Moscow’s brief apparent display of willingness to cooperate at the end of the war, the failure of actual attempts at rapprochement was primarily due to the Kremlin’s lack of interest. By contrast, the Vatican was truly open to dialogue, given the right conditions. Consequently, Pius XII’s Eastern policy is to be interpreted through the paradigm not of intransigence but traditional Vatican concordat policy. The term Ostpolitik, however, unless used with some distinguishing qualification, seems inappropriate to Pius XII’s stance on Eastern policy. Despite the similarities with the Vatican Ostpolitik of the 1960s, a close comparison shows up several basic differences.

One of the open questions in the historiography of the Vatican-Kremlin relations after World War ... more One of the open questions in the historiography of the Vatican-Kremlin relations after World War II, is whether bilateral dialogue and reaching an agreement was prevented by the caution and anti-communist priciples of Pope Pius XII, or rather by the aloofness of the Soviet Union. Based on the newly opened Vatican sources, the paper examines the mission of Edward J. Flynn, an American Democrat politician, who in February-March of 1945 attempted to mediate between the two parties. After a brief review of the assessment of the Flynn mission in scolarly literature, the paper first outlines the course of events, then evaluates the goals and perspectives of the actors involved. It concludes that it was the lack of interest shown by Moscow that led tot he failure of the first postwar Vatican-Soviet approaches while the Holy See was open to dialogue. Pius the XII’s eastern policy is therefore to be interpreted not in terms of intrasigence buth rather within the paradigm of the traditional Vatican concordat policy. Nonetheless, by contrast with the later „classic”, „active” Vatikan Ospolitik under Popes John XXIII and Paul VI, Pius XII pursued what might at most be termed a „passive” Ostpolitik.

The essay analyzes the Holy See’s policy towards the states of the Soviet bloc where significant ... more The essay analyzes the Holy See’s policy towards the states of the Soviet bloc where significant Catholic ecclesial communities of the Latin rite lived during the two decades corresponding to the pontificates of John XXIII and Paul VI. After briefly describing the antecedents and motivations for the Holy See’s openness towards the communist regimes, the essay examines the formal characteristics and results of the agreements made as a result of these negotiations. At the same time, the connections between the results established in the agreements and the issues resolved in practice without an agreement established in writing are also highlighted. The conclusion is reached that the Vatican Ostpolitik continued the traditional concordat policy of the Holy See insofar as it had as its main motive and purpose the improvement of the situation of the local Catholic Churches which had come to find themselves in a hostile environment, wanting to establish the results achieved preferably in international agreements. While the most significant result of the negotiations was that the communist governments implicitly recognized the competence of Rome in the internal affairs of the church, the agreements obtained offered compromise solutions only in partial fields. Therefore, they had value only in the given situation of Church policy: with the change of political regime they lost their validity.

The paper focuses on the second, somewhat neglected period of Pius XII. Its purpose is to outline... more The paper focuses on the second, somewhat neglected period of Pius XII. Its purpose is to outline the findings and opinions, based on the study of hitherto-accessible sources, concerning the Ostpolitik of the Vatican after the Second World War and particularly its interaction with the policy of the United States towards Central and Eastern Europe. It attempts to present the most controversial aspects of Pius XII’s Ostpolitik, based on the main themes of the studies that have had the most influence in historiography, and some writing that takes issue with these. This survey of different viewpoints and open questions enables us to identify the areas where investigations in the newly-available Vatican archive documents are likely to yield substantial results.

Owing to his arrest and trial , Cardinal Mindszenty’s bold stance became well known to the world,... more Owing to his arrest and trial , Cardinal Mindszenty’s bold stance became well known to the world, but the reactions of the Holy See to the communist regime’s treatment of the cardinal were instrumental in his becoming the embodiment of the heroic and tragic fate of the persecuted Catholic Church. In order to both assess the specific events and give an impression of József Mindszenty, this study analyses the statements issued the Holy See made in the aftermath of the cardinal’s arrest and conviction.

ÁBTL-Állambiztonsági SzolgálatokTôrténeti Levéltára (Archives historiques des services de sécurit... more ÁBTL-Állambiztonsági SzolgálatokTôrténeti Levéltára (Archives historiques des services de sécurité d'État); MOL-Magyar Országos Levéltár (Archives nationales de Hongrie); MSZMP-Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (Partie socialiste ouvrier hongrois); R.D.A-République Démocratique Allemande. Fonts d'archivé: MOL XIX-A-21-a-Bureau des Affaires Ecclésiastiques. Documents présidentiels; MOL XIX-A.-21-d-Bureau des Affaires Ecclésiastiques. Documents de l'administration secrète; ÁBTL 3.1.5. 0-13 405-dossiers «Corps episcopal catholique romain hongrois»; ÁBTL 3.1.5. 0-12 547-dossiers «Badalik Bertalan»; ÁBTL 3.1.5. 0-14 963-dossiers «Canale»; MOL M-KS-288-5.-Procès-verbaux du MSZMP. Comité Politique; MOL M-KS-288-22. Organes centralaux du MSZMP. Comité Central. Division Agitation et Propagande. 1. Le nonce Angelo Rotta fut expulsé du pays le 26 avril 1945. 2. U s'agit d'un Mémorandum du cardinal Wyszyński rédigé pour le condave de 1958. Dans ce document, le Primat polonais, en examinent la situation de l'Eglise dans les pays d'Europe centrale, est arrivé à la conclusion, que sans un changement de la politique du Saint-Siège, l'Eglise cesserait d'exister dans ces pays. Il a suggéré de commencer un dialogue avec les gouvernements pour assurer la survie de l'Eglise dans ces régimes. MOL XIX-A-21-d. 004-15/1959. Mémorandum du cardinal Wyszyński sur la politique de l'Est du Vatican. Copie du rapport de l'Ambassade à Rome daté du 25 mai 1959.

Allo scoppio della Grande Guerra nell’agosto del 1914 l’opinione pubblica cattolica di tutti i Pa... more Allo scoppio della Grande Guerra nell’agosto del 1914 l’opinione pubblica cattolica di tutti i Paesi belligeranti sostenne compatta il proprio governo e il proprio esercito nei confronti di un nemico considerato come la sola causa del conflitto bellico. Allo stesso modo in cui si costituirono l’Union sacréé in Francia o il Burgfrieden in Germania, anche nella Monarchia austro-ungarica i cattolici si schierarono compatti al fianco del sovrano nel momento in cui dichiarava l’apertura delle ostilità. La posizione della Chiesa cattolica in Francia, in Germania o in Austria è stata oggetto di studi approfonditi, che hanno analizzato in che modo il clero fosse permeato di ardore nazionale, come si rapportasse all’attività svolta per la pace da papa Benedetto XV ovvero in quale quadro interpretativo religioso/teologico venissero inseriti i tragici eventi della guerra 1. Nel caso dell’Ungheria, ad oggi non è stata ancora condotta nessuna analoga indagine complessiva, estesa a tutta la gerar...

This historiographical survey, focusing on the Ostpolitik of the Vatican after the Second World W... more This historiographical survey, focusing on the Ostpolitik of the Vatican after the Second World War and particularly its interaction with the policy of the United States towards Central and Eastern Europe, first summarises the changes and dynamics of the American policy between 1945 and 1958, then discusses various assessments of the Vatican’s actions, arranged around three key concepts that are fundamental to an understanding of Pius XII’s Ostpolitik. First of all, it examines questions associated with the concept of intransigence, that is how much the Vatican’s Ostpolitik was guided by the pope’s anti-communist principles and how these were manifested in practice. Second, it considers the historiographical treatment of problems centred around the concept of pragmatism, the extent to which Pius XII was able to conform to the Vatican’s tradition of entering diplomatic dialogue with its opponents to serve the interests of the faithful. Thirdly, it examines the assessment of Pius XII’s impartiality: what was more characteristic of Pius’s papacy – an attempt, in the Vatican tradition, to stand above the opposition of the two Cold War blocs or a commitment to the US and the Western world? The investigation of these three themes attempts to derive the main lessons from the historiographical debates and to determine the areas that the newly-opened Vatican sources might qualify, alter or add to our knowledge of Pius XII’s Ostpolitik.

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The Hungarian Soviet Republic brought a difficult period for the Cistercian Secondary School in E... more The Hungarian Soviet Republic brought a difficult period for the Cistercian Secondary School in Eger. The aim of this study using the memories of a student, Gyula Magyary, the contemporary diary entries of a Cistercian teacher – maybe the headmaster, Adolf Werner –, the annual of the school and the contemporary news published in the papers, is not only to reconstruct an exciting series of events in local history. Showing what happened will give you some subtle details to the so far black and white narrative of church history during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Examining the history of the Cistercian secondary school in 1919, it is claimed that the personal attitude of the local representatives of the regime could significantly mitigate the negative consequences of the anti-church policy of the dictatorship.
The present study reveals that the lack of properly qualified leaders and
employees resulted in the fact that there were people, who in spite of disapproving the anti-religious policy of the new regime, were put or allowed to work on in certain positions. These officers who also had church connections tried to soften the voluntarist central decrees mitigating thus the damage they could have caused, because in the long run, they did not want to eliminate their social network or the local institutions. Depending on the distance from Budapest and the military fronts, opposing the ruling power in order to protect some local intellectual values connected partly to the Churches could have been risky but successful. Undoubtedly, the situation in Eger was rather an exception. As the revolutionary as well as the anti-church and antireligious programs were forced to be accomplished and this fact could not be overridden by some individual positive experiences, it seems that in the long run and on the whole, the Hungarian Soviet Republic as a regime will be assessed and remembered in a clearly negative way.

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It could as well have been the culmination of Ignác Szepesy’s fast-growing career when King Franc... more It could as well have been the culmination of Ignác Szepesy’s fast-growing career when King Francis I appointed him to the head of the Transylvanian bishopric as the successor of Alexander Rudnay who had been transferred to Esztergom’s prime chair. This position, however, turned out to be only a stage in the high clergy career of the forty-year-old Szepesy because, seven years later, he was already at the head of the diocese of Pécs. Szepesy’s relocation, at the same time, was not an ordinary “promotion”; it also meant the closure of an extremely complex and delicate conflict. In this paper, the long debate is presented that lasted for about five years: it was triggered by Ignác Szepesy’s Transylvanian Synod in 1822 and concluded with Szepesy’s being transferred to Pécs.

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An important but so far rather unexplored phase in the career of Mátyás Rákosi is the five-year p... more An important but so far rather unexplored phase in the career of Mátyás Rákosi is the five-year period that he spent in the III. Communist International organising the international workers’ movement after the collapse of the Soviet Republic of Hungary. An important area of his activity was Italy where, after several brief journeys, he was delegated by the Comintern in 1922–1923 to work for the alliance of the leftist forces against fascism, with limited success. A politician of originally radical ideas, in this period Rákosi adopted a peculiar mediatory role between the Italian communists, who regarded proletarian revolution as of prime importance, and the international leaders, who preferred the establishment of a common front, a role that he used profitably in the course of his later career.

Vallási ellenállás Magyarországon a kommunista rendszerrel szemben Források és gyűjtemények A mod... more Vallási ellenállás Magyarországon a kommunista rendszerrel szemben Források és gyűjtemények A modern kor totalitárius rendszerei, eszkatologikus jellegű remény birtokosainak tartva magukat, egy új társadalmi rend megteremtését tűzték ki célul maguk elé. Ezáltal nem csupán politikai rendszerként, hanem egyfajta "politikai vallás" megtestesítőiként léptek fel. Ebbéli minőségükben súlyos kihívást jelentettek a keresztény egyházak számára, amennyiben egyházellenességük nem merült ki a mély történelmi gyökerekkel rendelkező antiklerikalizmusban, hanem a vallás teljes elutasítóiként az egyházak megsemmisítésére törekedtek. A következőkben előbb azt vizsgáljuk, mennyiben tekinthető a - hazánkban szinte kizárólag keresztény - vallási közösségek tevékenysége a kommunizmussal szembeni kulturális ellenállás egyik fajtájának: a keresztény vallási ellenállás javasolt definíciójára támaszkodva számba vesszük annak főbb területeit, és kísérletet teszünk a történetére vonatkozó források és gyűjtemények vázlatos tipologizálására.

The paper publishes a 21-page confidential report in French written by Töhötöm Nagy SJ for Pius X... more The paper publishes a 21-page confidential report in French written by Töhötöm Nagy SJ for Pius XII on 15 February 1946. The outstanding importance of the document 'Soviet Ambitions in Southeast Europe' - and the reason for the publication of the source - is that it is the first submission by the Hungarian Jesuits to the Holy See which not only calls for a modus vivendi with the Soviets, but also asserts that such an agreement is possible.

In an investigation involving Vatican sources that have recently been opened for research, the pa... more In an investigation involving Vatican sources that have recently been opened for research, the paper reassesses the story of the actual or alleged Vatican-Soviet attempts at rapprochement initiated during and after World War II with the aim to explore the considerations that shaped Vatican eastern policy at the end of the war. On the basis of a closer examination of the Orlemanski mission in the spring of 1944, the Flynn mission in March 1945, and the negotiations initiated in 1946 through Hungarian Jesuits it argues that despite Moscow’s brief apparent display of willingness to cooperate at the end of the war, the failure of actual attempts at rapprochement was primarily due to the Kremlin’s lack of interest. By contrast, the Vatican was truly open to dialogue, given the right conditions. Consequently, Pius XII’s Eastern policy is to be interpreted through the paradigm not of intransigence but traditional Vatican concordat policy. The term Ostpolitik, however, unless used with some distinguishing qualification, seems inappropriate to Pius XII’s stance on Eastern policy. Despite the similarities with the Vatican Ostpolitik of the 1960s, a close comparison shows up several basic differences.

One of the open questions in the historiography of the Vatican-Kremlin relations after World War ... more One of the open questions in the historiography of the Vatican-Kremlin relations after World War II, is whether bilateral dialogue and reaching an agreement was prevented by the caution and anti-communist priciples of Pope Pius XII, or rather by the aloofness of the Soviet Union. Based on the newly opened Vatican sources, the paper examines the mission of Edward J. Flynn, an American Democrat politician, who in February-March of 1945 attempted to mediate between the two parties. After a brief review of the assessment of the Flynn mission in scolarly literature, the paper first outlines the course of events, then evaluates the goals and perspectives of the actors involved. It concludes that it was the lack of interest shown by Moscow that led tot he failure of the first postwar Vatican-Soviet approaches while the Holy See was open to dialogue. Pius the XII’s eastern policy is therefore to be interpreted not in terms of intrasigence buth rather within the paradigm of the traditional Vatican concordat policy. Nonetheless, by contrast with the later „classic”, „active” Vatikan Ospolitik under Popes John XXIII and Paul VI, Pius XII pursued what might at most be termed a „passive” Ostpolitik.

The essay analyzes the Holy See’s policy towards the states of the Soviet bloc where significant ... more The essay analyzes the Holy See’s policy towards the states of the Soviet bloc where significant Catholic ecclesial communities of the Latin rite lived during the two decades corresponding to the pontificates of John XXIII and Paul VI. After briefly describing the antecedents and motivations for the Holy See’s openness towards the communist regimes, the essay examines the formal characteristics and results of the agreements made as a result of these negotiations. At the same time, the connections between the results established in the agreements and the issues resolved in practice without an agreement established in writing are also highlighted. The conclusion is reached that the Vatican Ostpolitik continued the traditional concordat policy of the Holy See insofar as it had as its main motive and purpose the improvement of the situation of the local Catholic Churches which had come to find themselves in a hostile environment, wanting to establish the results achieved preferably in international agreements. While the most significant result of the negotiations was that the communist governments implicitly recognized the competence of Rome in the internal affairs of the church, the agreements obtained offered compromise solutions only in partial fields. Therefore, they had value only in the given situation of Church policy: with the change of political regime they lost their validity.

The paper focuses on the second, somewhat neglected period of Pius XII. Its purpose is to outline... more The paper focuses on the second, somewhat neglected period of Pius XII. Its purpose is to outline the findings and opinions, based on the study of hitherto-accessible sources, concerning the Ostpolitik of the Vatican after the Second World War and particularly its interaction with the policy of the United States towards Central and Eastern Europe. It attempts to present the most controversial aspects of Pius XII’s Ostpolitik, based on the main themes of the studies that have had the most influence in historiography, and some writing that takes issue with these. This survey of different viewpoints and open questions enables us to identify the areas where investigations in the newly-available Vatican archive documents are likely to yield substantial results.

Owing to his arrest and trial , Cardinal Mindszenty’s bold stance became well known to the world,... more Owing to his arrest and trial , Cardinal Mindszenty’s bold stance became well known to the world, but the reactions of the Holy See to the communist regime’s treatment of the cardinal were instrumental in his becoming the embodiment of the heroic and tragic fate of the persecuted Catholic Church. In order to both assess the specific events and give an impression of József Mindszenty, this study analyses the statements issued the Holy See made in the aftermath of the cardinal’s arrest and conviction.

ÁBTL-Állambiztonsági SzolgálatokTôrténeti Levéltára (Archives historiques des services de sécurit... more ÁBTL-Állambiztonsági SzolgálatokTôrténeti Levéltára (Archives historiques des services de sécurité d'État); MOL-Magyar Országos Levéltár (Archives nationales de Hongrie); MSZMP-Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt (Partie socialiste ouvrier hongrois); R.D.A-République Démocratique Allemande. Fonts d'archivé: MOL XIX-A-21-a-Bureau des Affaires Ecclésiastiques. Documents présidentiels; MOL XIX-A.-21-d-Bureau des Affaires Ecclésiastiques. Documents de l'administration secrète; ÁBTL 3.1.5. 0-13 405-dossiers «Corps episcopal catholique romain hongrois»; ÁBTL 3.1.5. 0-12 547-dossiers «Badalik Bertalan»; ÁBTL 3.1.5. 0-14 963-dossiers «Canale»; MOL M-KS-288-5.-Procès-verbaux du MSZMP. Comité Politique; MOL M-KS-288-22. Organes centralaux du MSZMP. Comité Central. Division Agitation et Propagande. 1. Le nonce Angelo Rotta fut expulsé du pays le 26 avril 1945. 2. U s'agit d'un Mémorandum du cardinal Wyszyński rédigé pour le condave de 1958. Dans ce document, le Primat polonais, en examinent la situation de l'Eglise dans les pays d'Europe centrale, est arrivé à la conclusion, que sans un changement de la politique du Saint-Siège, l'Eglise cesserait d'exister dans ces pays. Il a suggéré de commencer un dialogue avec les gouvernements pour assurer la survie de l'Eglise dans ces régimes. MOL XIX-A-21-d. 004-15/1959. Mémorandum du cardinal Wyszyński sur la politique de l'Est du Vatican. Copie du rapport de l'Ambassade à Rome daté du 25 mai 1959.

Allo scoppio della Grande Guerra nell’agosto del 1914 l’opinione pubblica cattolica di tutti i Pa... more Allo scoppio della Grande Guerra nell’agosto del 1914 l’opinione pubblica cattolica di tutti i Paesi belligeranti sostenne compatta il proprio governo e il proprio esercito nei confronti di un nemico considerato come la sola causa del conflitto bellico. Allo stesso modo in cui si costituirono l’Union sacréé in Francia o il Burgfrieden in Germania, anche nella Monarchia austro-ungarica i cattolici si schierarono compatti al fianco del sovrano nel momento in cui dichiarava l’apertura delle ostilità. La posizione della Chiesa cattolica in Francia, in Germania o in Austria è stata oggetto di studi approfonditi, che hanno analizzato in che modo il clero fosse permeato di ardore nazionale, come si rapportasse all’attività svolta per la pace da papa Benedetto XV ovvero in quale quadro interpretativo religioso/teologico venissero inseriti i tragici eventi della guerra 1. Nel caso dell’Ungheria, ad oggi non è stata ancora condotta nessuna analoga indagine complessiva, estesa a tutta la gerar...

This historiographical survey, focusing on the Ostpolitik of the Vatican after the Second World W... more This historiographical survey, focusing on the Ostpolitik of the Vatican after the Second World War and particularly its interaction with the policy of the United States towards Central and Eastern Europe, first summarises the changes and dynamics of the American policy between 1945 and 1958, then discusses various assessments of the Vatican’s actions, arranged around three key concepts that are fundamental to an understanding of Pius XII’s Ostpolitik. First of all, it examines questions associated with the concept of intransigence, that is how much the Vatican’s Ostpolitik was guided by the pope’s anti-communist principles and how these were manifested in practice. Second, it considers the historiographical treatment of problems centred around the concept of pragmatism, the extent to which Pius XII was able to conform to the Vatican’s tradition of entering diplomatic dialogue with its opponents to serve the interests of the faithful. Thirdly, it examines the assessment of Pius XII’s impartiality: what was more characteristic of Pius’s papacy – an attempt, in the Vatican tradition, to stand above the opposition of the two Cold War blocs or a commitment to the US and the Western world? The investigation of these three themes attempts to derive the main lessons from the historiographical debates and to determine the areas that the newly-opened Vatican sources might qualify, alter or add to our knowledge of Pius XII’s Ostpolitik.

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The Hungarian Soviet Republic brought a difficult period for the Cistercian Secondary School in E... more The Hungarian Soviet Republic brought a difficult period for the Cistercian Secondary School in Eger. The aim of this study using the memories of a student, Gyula Magyary, the contemporary diary entries of a Cistercian teacher – maybe the headmaster, Adolf Werner –, the annual of the school and the contemporary news published in the papers, is not only to reconstruct an exciting series of events in local history. Showing what happened will give you some subtle details to the so far black and white narrative of church history during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. Examining the history of the Cistercian secondary school in 1919, it is claimed that the personal attitude of the local representatives of the regime could significantly mitigate the negative consequences of the anti-church policy of the dictatorship.
The present study reveals that the lack of properly qualified leaders and
employees resulted in the fact that there were people, who in spite of disapproving the anti-religious policy of the new regime, were put or allowed to work on in certain positions. These officers who also had church connections tried to soften the voluntarist central decrees mitigating thus the damage they could have caused, because in the long run, they did not want to eliminate their social network or the local institutions. Depending on the distance from Budapest and the military fronts, opposing the ruling power in order to protect some local intellectual values connected partly to the Churches could have been risky but successful. Undoubtedly, the situation in Eger was rather an exception. As the revolutionary as well as the anti-church and antireligious programs were forced to be accomplished and this fact could not be overridden by some individual positive experiences, it seems that in the long run and on the whole, the Hungarian Soviet Republic as a regime will be assessed and remembered in a clearly negative way.

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It could as well have been the culmination of Ignác Szepesy’s fast-growing career when King Franc... more It could as well have been the culmination of Ignác Szepesy’s fast-growing career when King Francis I appointed him to the head of the Transylvanian bishopric as the successor of Alexander Rudnay who had been transferred to Esztergom’s prime chair. This position, however, turned out to be only a stage in the high clergy career of the forty-year-old Szepesy because, seven years later, he was already at the head of the diocese of Pécs. Szepesy’s relocation, at the same time, was not an ordinary “promotion”; it also meant the closure of an extremely complex and delicate conflict. In this paper, the long debate is presented that lasted for about five years: it was triggered by Ignác Szepesy’s Transylvanian Synod in 1822 and concluded with Szepesy’s being transferred to Pécs.

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An important but so far rather unexplored phase in the career of Mátyás Rákosi is the five-year p... more An important but so far rather unexplored phase in the career of Mátyás Rákosi is the five-year period that he spent in the III. Communist International organising the international workers’ movement after the collapse of the Soviet Republic of Hungary. An important area of his activity was Italy where, after several brief journeys, he was delegated by the Comintern in 1922–1923 to work for the alliance of the leftist forces against fascism, with limited success. A politician of originally radical ideas, in this period Rákosi adopted a peculiar mediatory role between the Italian communists, who regarded proletarian revolution as of prime importance, and the international leaders, who preferred the establishment of a common front, a role that he used profitably in the course of his later career.

Vallási ellenállás Magyarországon a kommunista rendszerrel szemben Források és gyűjtemények A mod... more Vallási ellenállás Magyarországon a kommunista rendszerrel szemben Források és gyűjtemények A modern kor totalitárius rendszerei, eszkatologikus jellegű remény birtokosainak tartva magukat, egy új társadalmi rend megteremtését tűzték ki célul maguk elé. Ezáltal nem csupán politikai rendszerként, hanem egyfajta "politikai vallás" megtestesítőiként léptek fel. Ebbéli minőségükben súlyos kihívást jelentettek a keresztény egyházak számára, amennyiben egyházellenességük nem merült ki a mély történelmi gyökerekkel rendelkező antiklerikalizmusban, hanem a vallás teljes elutasítóiként az egyházak megsemmisítésére törekedtek. A következőkben előbb azt vizsgáljuk, mennyiben tekinthető a - hazánkban szinte kizárólag keresztény - vallási közösségek tevékenysége a kommunizmussal szembeni kulturális ellenállás egyik fajtájának: a keresztény vallási ellenállás javasolt definíciójára támaszkodva számba vesszük annak főbb területeit, és kísérletet teszünk a történetére vonatkozó források és gyűjtemények vázlatos tipologizálására.

The American Historical Review

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A Vatican Atlantic Aliance. Pius XII and the Role of US Papal Diplomats in the Cold War, 2024

As a result of the cooperation between the Holy See and Washington in the containment of Communis... more As a result of the cooperation between the Holy See and Washington in the containment of Communism and the work of charity and assistance, at the end of World War II several priests and bishops from the United States assumed quite significant roles in papal diplomacy. These included Msgr. Walter S. Carroll in the Vatican Secretariat of State (1940-1950), Msgr. Aloisius Joseph Muench in Germany (1946-1959), Msgr. Joseph Patrick Hurley in Yugoslavia (1945-1950) and Rev. Edward J. Killion in Geneva (1947-1953). This book examines the activity of these actors during the years of Pius XII’s pontificate. The contributors include historians who have previously addressed the general aspects of the Holy See’s diplomatic strategy, as well as archivists familiar with Vatican documents relating to Pius XII’s pontificate.

Jelen kötet a 2015. április 14-én a budapesti Parlamentben megrendezett „Fejezetek Magyarország é... more Jelen kötet a 2015. április 14-én a budapesti Parlamentben megrendezett „Fejezetek Magyarország és a Szentszék diplomáciai kapcsolataiból” és a 2015. június 12-én a Római Magyar Akadémián tartott „Rapporti diplomatici tra la Santa Sede e l’Ungheria (A Szentszék és Magyarország közötti diplomáciai kapcsolatok)” c. konferenciák szerkesztett anyagát tartalmazza.
A kötet első részében a budapesti konferencián elhangzott köszöntő beszédek és protokolláris nyitó előadások kaptak helyet. A központi részben található tanulmányok a budapesti nunciatúra két világháború közötti történetére vonatkozó legfrissebb magyar kutatások eredményeit mutatják be. Az utolsó egység három tanulmánya a diplomáciai kapcsolatok 1990. évi helyreállításának történetét és az elmúlt 25 év bilaterális kapcsolattörténetének kiemelkedő eseményeit tárgyalja.

A széles körű levéltári kutatásokon alapuló kötet pontosítja a Garampi közreműködésével folyó egr... more A széles körű levéltári kutatásokon alapuló kötet pontosítja a Garampi közreműködésével folyó egri könyvgyűjtések kronológiáját, és minden korábbinál teljesebb képet rajzol a bécsi nunciusnak az egri könyvtár létrehozásában játszott – a könyvek beszerzésén vagy ajánlásán túl a bibliotéka teljes gyűjtőkörének meghatározására és a beszerzett könyvek tudományos szakrendjének kialakítására is kiterjedő – szerepéről. A korabeli európai könyvpiacot kitűnően ismerő Garampi itt közölt levelei nem csupán az egri és hazai könyvtártörténet, hanem a 18. század végi könyvkereskedelem, illetve Garampi művelődéstörténeti szerepének kutatói számára is jól hasznosítható, eddig nagyobbrészt ismeretlen adatokat tartalmaznak.

Nella seconda metà del XX secolo il confronto con il regime comunista segna in maniera fondamenta... more Nella seconda metà del XX secolo il confronto con il regime comunista segna in maniera fondamentale la storia della Chiesa cattolica nell’Europa centro-orientale.

La Chiesa, che assume una posizione di netto rifiuto del comunismo, nei fatti realizza tuttavia una strategia e una tattica diversificate a seconda dei periodi e dei paesi, in considerazione dei vari gruppi intraecclesiastici. Infatti la Santa Sede, e in particolare i vescovi e i sacerdoti della zona, dovevano necessariamente prendere in considerazione non solo gli aspetti dottrinali, ma anche quelli pastorali.

Questa raccolta di studi intende tra l’altro sottolineare che, per scoprire e conoscere a fondo il passato recente della Chiesa, si deve analizzare la realtà quotidiana e la specificità dei rapporti tra Chiesa e Stato nel contesto centro-europeo, senza tralasciare però i criteri della Chiesa universale, ossia quella di Roma.

The volume presents the memoirs of Mons. Gyula Magyary (1901–1988) who taught canon law in the Ur... more The volume presents the memoirs of Mons. Gyula Magyary (1901–1988) who taught canon law in the Urbaniana University at Rome. During the winter of 1966–1967, Magyary recorded a tape with his recollections. The memoirs focus primarily on Magyary’s diplomatic and political mission which he undertook in the autumn of 1944 under the pseudonym Francis Moly, commissioned by the Anglo-American allied powers. In addition to this, the recollections illustrate further steps of Magyary’s fascinating biography, such as his connections with the Austrian antifascist legitimist opposition, his experiences gained under the Red Army’s move across Hungary, Magyary’s role in preserving the Pontifical Hungarian Institute in 1945, finally his pastoral visits to émigré Hungarians in the 1950s and 1960s, encouraged by Cardinal Mindszenty.

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This volume aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the last Hungarian national synod within ... more This volume aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the last Hungarian national synod within the broader context of national synods. The analysis is based on primary sources and on the results of earlier research. The second part of the volume contains the annotated, bilingual text of the synodical resolutions and – in their original language – the most important documents of the preparation and the aftermath of the synod with regesta and annotations.

Tagungbericht Zwischen Kronen und Nationen: Die zentraleuropäischen Priesterkollegien in Rom vom ... more Tagungbericht
Zwischen Kronen und Nationen: Die zentraleuropäischen Priesterkollegien in Rom vom Risorgimento bis zum Zweiten Weltkrieg (Rom, Jänner 2020)
Franz Xaver Brandmayr, Päpstliches Institut Santa Maria dell' Anima, Rom; Stefan Heid, Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft; Florian Kührer-Wielach, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Tamara Scheer, Universität Wien
Autorin des Berichts: Theresa Gillinger