Hungarian PM Viktor Orban with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican earlier this month. Life must be protected from the moment of conception, Hungary’s ruling party said in a draft of the country’s new constitution that would effectively introduce a complete ban on abortion after several decades of liberal laws. Pope Benedict XVI earlier in December told the Hungarian ambassador it was “desirable... 

Hungary’s lawmakers rejected constitutional amendments to make Holocaust denial a punishable offense. Some local Jewish community leaders believe that Monday’s vote secured the first parliamentary victory for Jobbik, a rapidly rising local nationalist movement widely predicted to win several seats in the national elections due within a year. The proposals, put forth by the ruling Socialist...