The program of Pope Francis' visit to Hungary has been expanded. On Saturday, April 29, the head of the Catholic Church will also meet with the Greek Catholic faithful in Rózsák Square, in the Protection of the Mother of God Greek Catholic Church.

In the meantime, the dioceses are constantly organizing the travel of pilgrims to the capital. Those who cannot attend the events in person can follow the programs of the papal visit continuously on the public media channels.

Dioceses across the country are preparing for the visit. According to the people of Pécs, it is a great honor that Pope Francis will visit Hungary twice in a short time.

"It is a very great gift that right now the Hungarians still have the strength to visit and it renews our hearts, because right now on the edge of war we need to represent and live this peace, this unity, this human value. And I believe that we will really get stronger in this and this is of course a message to the world that we are here and we want to live and pass on Christ's love and Christ's joy and Christ's peace"

- said László Felföldi , county bishop of Pécs Diocese.

During his 3-day visit, the Holy Father will meet state and church leaders, the needy, refugees and young people, and families. The climax of the events will be the Mass on Kossuth Square on April 30, to which tens of thousands of people are expected. Check-in starts early in the morning. After the security screening, pilgrims can take their seats without registration.

"The Holy Mass takes place during the Easter period, on an Easter Sunday, therefore the color gold and white dominate this mass vestment, which is an important symbol of the resurrection period. In addition, the color blue also appears in it, which symbolizes the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus."

- said Tamás Tóth , secretary of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference.

On the second day of his three-day visit, on Saturday morning, the Holy Father will meet with the poor and refugees at the St. Elizabeth Church in Árpád-háza on Róssák square. After that, expanding the original program, he goes to the Greek Catholic Church of the Protection of the Mother of God, where he also meets the Greek Catholics. It is known that the head of the Catholic Church will pray together with them.

Source: Hirado.hu/ M1

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