Pope Francis arrived in Hungary for the 52nd Intl Eucharistic Congress – PHOTOS
Pope Francis arrived in Budapest on Sunday morning to celebrate the closing mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress.
The pontiff was given military honours at Liszt Ferenc International Airport and greeted by church and state delegations.
The church delegation was headed by Michael August Blume, the Apostolic Nuncio to Budapest, Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and András Veres, the head of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference.
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- Pope Francis arrives in Hungary for the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
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- Pope Francis arrives in Hungary for the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
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- Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén greets Pope Francis Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
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- Cardinal Péter Erdő greets Pope Francis Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
The state delegation was headed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén, Human Resources Minister Miklos Kásler and state secretary for church and minority relations Miklós Soltész.
Francis is next scheduled to hold talks with church leaders at the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts.
He will also meet President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán before holding talks with Hungarian bishops. Afterwards, the pope will meet with the delegations of the Ecumenical Council of Hungarian Churches and Hungarian Jewish organisations.
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- Pope Francis arrives in Hungary for the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnökség/Gergely Botár
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- The Hungarian state delegation greets Pope Francis with a bouquet of flowers Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
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- Pope Francis is greeted by the Hungarian state delegation Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnökség/Gergely Botár
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- Pope Francis arrives in Hungary for the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/Szilárd Koszticsák
Francis will then meet with the Catholic faithful at Heroes’ Square before celebrating Statio Orbis, the mass closing the International Eucharistic Congress.
The pope is scheduled to leave for Bratislava in the afternoon.
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Source: MTI
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