SUMMARY - Friday, July 5, 2024 - 10.30 p.m.

Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) made his first public appearance since his May 15 shooting at Friday's event at the Devin Castle in Bratislava, which celebrated the 1,161st anniversary of the arrival of Byzantine missionaries St. Cyril and Methodius to erstwhile Great Moravia, and called for forming a bulwark against "senseless progressive and liberal ideologies that damage Slovakia". https://etasr.sk/article/20877874 Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) - St. Cyril and Methodius, the 9th-century Byzantine missionaries, came up with the idea that every nation has the right to celebrate its liturgy in its own language and that the nations are equal in their languages, culture and habits, President Peter Pellegrini declared at a commemorative event held at the Devin Castle in Bratislava to mark the 1,161st anniversary of St. Cyril's and Methodius' arrival in erstwhile Great Moravia. https://etasr.sk/article/20877669 Nitra, July 5 (TASR) - A celebratory mass on Svatopluk Square in Nitra on Friday opened the three-day festivities that feature also a nationwide pilgrimage of St. Cyril and Methodius, with the mass celebrated by Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, the Roman Catholic Church's Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia, and attended by thousands including President Peter Pellegrini and acting House Chair Peter Ziga (Voice-SD) and lawmakers. https://etasr.sk/article/20877443 Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) - The work of Sts. Cyril and Methodius laid down the foundation of our cultural and spiritual identity that has continued to serve as the source for religiosity, solidarity and togetherness among Slavic nations to this day, the Slovak National Party (SNS) posted on a social network to mark the Sts. Cyril and Methodius state holiday on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/20877444 Bratislava, July 5 (TASR) - St. Cyril and Methodius laid down the foundation of our culture, faith and alphabet in 863 AD, thus including ancestors of Slovaks in Great Moravia among the modern societies of their time, President Peter Pellegrini posted on a social network on the occasion of St. Cyril and Methodius state holiday on Friday. https://etasr.sk/article/20876934 Notice: If you click on the link or copy it into the search window, the browser will display the full text of the message in the new e-TASR client zone. If you have any questions, please contact obchod@tasr.sk. mf