Pope Francis visits Hungary in September

Pope Francis visits Hungary: According to the cardinal of the Hungarian Catholic Church, Pope Francis will travel to the Hungarian capital in September. Where he will participate in the closing mass of a multi-day international Catholic gathering.

The Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Cardinal Peter Erdo, told the Hungarian news agency MTI on Monday that Francis was originally scheduled to attend the 2020 International Eucharistic Congress, an annual gathering of Catholic clergy and laity, but has been canceled. in the wake of the covid19 pandemic.

Francis will instead visit the last day of the 52nd eight-day Congress in Budapest on September 12, he said.

“The visit of the Holy Father is a great joy for the archdiocese and for the entire Bishops' Conference. It can give us all comfort and hope in these difficult times, ”said Erdo.

In a Facebook post on Monday, Budapest's liberal mayor Gergely Karacsony said it was "a pleasure and an honor" that the city received Francis' visit.

Pope Francis visits Hungary

“Today we can perhaps learn more from Papa Francesco, and not only on faith and humanity. He expressed one of the most progressive programs in the areas of climate and environmental protection in his latest encyclical, ”wrote Karacsony.

Returning to the Vatican from a trip to Iraq on Monday. The pope told Italian media that after his visit to Budapest he could visit Bratislava, the capital of neighboring Slovakia. Although that visit is not confirmed, the president of Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova. He said he invited the pontiff to visit during a meeting at the Vatican in December.

“I can't wait to welcome the Holy Father to Slovakia. His visit will be a symbol of hope, which we need so much now, ”Caputova said on Monday.