BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Pope Francis plunged into both sides of Russia’s war with Ukraine on Saturday, greeting some of the 2.5 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled across the border to Hungary during a public prayer service and then meeting privately with an envoy of the Russian Orthodox Church that has strongly supported the […]
Pope Francis began his second day in Hungary by thanking the country's Catholics for welcoming new arrivals from Ukraine, while reminding them that the Christian commitment of charity must also extend to non-believers.
Pope Francis says expressing compassion for those suffering from poverty and tragedy is an integral part of being a Christian, even if those in need are nonbelievers
Around 600 refugees mostly from Ukraine and poor people gathered at St. Elizabeth's Church in Budapest to listen to the pope. About a thousand more gat..