When the Church stops moving, it becomes ill, Pope Francis says

We must not reduce faith to mere sugar to sweeten our lives, Pope Francis says during national pilgrimage on his last day in Slovakia.

15. sep 2021
Early morning in Šaštín ahead of the Pope's arrival.

People started gathering in Šaštín since early morning

Tens of thousands are attending the mass with Pope Francis.

15. sep 2021

When you dream about love, do not believe in special effects, pope tells youth

He encouraged young people not to be impacted by sadness and pessimism.

14. sep 2021
Mária Kolíková

Coalition yet to decide on the justice minister. Kolíková should stay, experts say

Veronika Remišová of Za Ľudí claimed that the ministry belongs to her party, but political analyst claims that her negotiation position is weak.

14. sep 2021

News digest: Pope Francis goes east, makes a point of visiting the Roma

Shops will close tomorrow due to a national holiday. New Bratislava bus station opens by the end of September.

14. sep 2021
Žilina is home to the 2020 most beautiful park in Slovakia.

Slovakia has found its most beautiful public park. Dogs love it too

Nineteen works entered in the Garden, Park and Detail of 2020 contest.

14. sep 2021
Dobroslav Trnka

Swearwords and nicknames. Recordings of former general prosecutor's discussions played in court

Listening to the conversations recorded in the office and the car of Dobroslav Trnka dominated two days of the trial in September.

14. sep 2021

Pope to the Roma: We are all members of one team

Putting people in ghettos solves nothing, Francis said during his visit to Slovakia's largest segregated Roma neighbourhood.

14. sep 2021
Pope Francis the crowd in Prešov.

Pope in Prešov: Humble love is the only strategy

For the first time in history, a pope served the Greco-Catholic liturgy in Slovakia.

14. sep 2021
Iranian comedian Nastaran "Nasi" Alaghmandan Motlagh is one of the faces of the fjúžn festival, which will kick off in Bratislava on September 16, 2021.
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Iranian comedian: I tried to be Slovak. It was a move in the wrong direction

In addition to reciting Sohrab Sepehri, stand-up comedian Nastaran "Nasi" Alaghmandan Motlagh speaks about the fjúžn festival and the period in her life when her family left Iran and moved to Slovakia.

14. sep 2021
Archive photo from November 2020

Grand opening of new Bratislava bus station just weeks away

Developer promises an airport-like bus station.

14. sep 2021
The average nurse in Slovakia is 47 years old.

Hundreds of nurses have left their jobs in Slovak health care

But the shortage of nurses is in the thousands.

14. sep 2021
Pope Francis meets with the recalled archbishop Robert Bezák and his family.

Recalled archbishop and family meet Pope Francis in Bratislava

The meeting is another gesture of sympathy of the pope towards Bezák.

14. sep 2021
Pope Francis at the Rybne Square in Bratislava

Pope Francis lights a candle for Holocaust victims in Bratislava

Faith must not be used to justify discrimination and oppression, the Pope said.

13. sep 2021

News digest: Slovakia hosts a pope after 18 years

Four investigators and acting chief of inspectorate detained. Slovak film wins prestigious Venice Film Festival award.

13. sep 2021
Illustrative stock photo

Police inspectorate detains several investigators

Indictment related to influencing witnesses.

13. sep 2021
Holidaymakers enjoy the weather on a beach, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021.

Most of the imported Covid cases were brought from Croatia in summer

Covid still prevailed in the young age groups.

13. sep 2021
Pope Francis visits Slovakia for the first time.

Coalition puts its quarrels on hold while the Pope visits

The ongoing papal visit is expected to dominate the news, but last week brought some changes on the Slovak political scene.

13. sep 2021
Grigorij Mesežnikov

Slovaks are blind to geopolitical risks

Some politicians cannot be trusted to take the side of their own country against Russia.

13. sep 2021
The Pope meeting with bishops, priests, religious, consecrated persons, seminarians, and catechists at the Cathedral of St. Martin in Bratislava.

Pope to priests and bishops in Slovakia: Seek freedom rather than rigid religiousness

The Church does not want to control people's conscience, Pope Francis insists.

13. sep 2021
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