katolikus.ma learned . The portal's information was confirmed by several independent ecclesiastical and diplomatic sources when asked by Mandiner The newspaper knows that the visit planned for a year and a half will take place after Easter, at the end of April, which the Vatican may officially announce at the end of this week or at the beginning of next week.
As is well known, Pope Francis last visited Hungary on September 12, 2021, when he came to the closing mass of the International Eucharistic Congress and celebrated the so-called statio orbis mass in Heroes Square. During the morning, he met with the Hungarian Catholic bishops and leaders of other denominations, and held an official meeting with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President János Áder.
After Budapest, Pope Francis flew to Slovakia, and on the flight home from Bratislava, in response to a journalist's question, he said:
"I promised the president, whom I met - this is the third time I have met him - that I would think about whether I could come next year or the year after, because Hungarians have a lot of value. I was impressed by how deep your sense of ecumenism is. It touched me deeply.”
Cover photo: Pope Francis is greeted with a bouquet of flowers at Liszt Ferenc Airport on September 12, 2021.
The head of the Catholic Church came to Budapest for the closing mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress (NEK). The so-called statio orbis, i.e. the Holy Mass presented for the city and the world, which closes the congress, is traditionally the most solemn event of the Catholic event series. In the middle are Cardinal Péter Erdõ, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest (b) and Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén. MTI/Koszticsák Solid
