VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27.The pope will arrive in Budapest April 28 and will meet with Katalin Novák, president of Hungary, and the country s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as well as local bishops, priests and other members of Hungary s Catholic community.Novák, who is Hungary s first female head of state, invited Pope Francis to visit Hungary during her visit to the Vatican Aug. 26, 2022.The pope will only spend one full day in the country April 29, during which he will meet privately with children from a local school, speak with refugees and people in need, address young people in Hungary and meet with the local Jesuit community.Before returning to Rome late afternoon April 30, he will celebrate Mass before the Hungarian Parliament building and meet with scholars from Budapest s Pázmány Péter Catholic Un
Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope Francis will travel to Hungary April 28-30 where he will meet with government officials, refugees, academic scholars and young people in Budapest, the Vatican announced Feb. 27.
The pope will arrive in Budapest April 28 and will meet with Katalin Novák, president of Hungary, and the country s prime minister, Viktor Orbán, as well as local bishops, priests and other members of Hungary s Catholic community.
Novák, who is Hungary s first female head of state, invited
At the end of April, Pope Francis will travel to Hungary, where he will meet with government officials, refugees, scholars and young people in the capital of Budapest.