Pope Francis departs from Budapest, closing the 52nd Intl Eucharistic Congress – PHOTOS
The pontiff arrived at Liszt Ferenc International Airport in the morning where he was greeted with military honours and by church and state delegations.
During his visit, Francis met President JΓ‘nos Γder and Prime Minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n at the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts before holding talks with Hungarian bishops.
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- Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt SemjΓ©n greets Pope Francis Photo: MTI/SzilΓ‘rd KoszticsΓ‘k
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- Pope Francis meets with the President of Hungary and the Prime Minister Photo: MTI/MiniszterelnΓΆki SajtΓ³iroda/ZoltΓ‘n Fischer
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- Pope Francis meets with the President of Hungary and the Prime Minister Photo: MTI/MiniszterelnΓΆki SajtΓ³iroda/ZoltΓ‘n Fischer
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- Pope Francis meets with the President of Hungary and the Prime Minister Photo: MTI/MiniszterelnΓΆki SajtΓ³iroda/ZoltΓ‘n Fischer
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- Photo: MTI/ZoltΓ‘n MΓ‘thΓ©
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- Photo: MTI/ZoltΓ‘n MΓ‘thΓ©
He then met with the delegations of the Ecumenical Council of Hungarian Churches and Hungarian Jewish organisations before greeting the Catholic faithful on his way to Heroes’ Square where he celebrated Statio Orbis, the mass closing the International Eucharistic Congress.
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- Pope Francis among the faithful Photo: MTI/NoΓ©mi BruzΓ‘k
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- Pope Francis started the closing mass of the 52nd Intl Eucharistic Congress Photo: MTI/NoΓ©mi BruzΓ‘k
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- Pope Francis started the closing mass of the 52nd Intl Eucharistic Congress Photo: MTI/ZoltΓ‘n MΓ‘thΓ©
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- Pope Francis started the closing mass of the 52nd Intl Eucharistic Congress Photo: MTI/ZoltΓ‘n MΓ‘thΓ©
At the airport, Pope Francis was seen off by a church delegation consisting of Michael August Blume, the Apostolic Nuncio to Budapest; Cardinal PΓ©ter ErdΕ, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest; and AndrΓ‘s Veres, the head of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference; as well as a state delegation comprising Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt SemjΓ©n, Human Resources Minister MiklΓ³s KΓ‘sler and state secretary for church and minority relations MiklΓ³s SoltΓ©sz.
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- Pope Francis saying goodbye to people as he leaves Budapest and closes the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/SzilΓ‘rd KoszticsΓ‘k
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- Pope Francis saying goodbye to people as he leaves Budapest and closes the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/MiniszterelnΓΆksΓ©g/Gergely BotΓ‘r
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- Pope Francis saying goodbye to people as he leaves Budapest and closes the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/MiniszterelnΓΆksΓ©g/Gergely BotΓ‘r
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- Pope Francis saying goodbye to people as he leaves Budapest and closes the 52nd Intl Eucharictic Congress Photo: MTI/SzilΓ‘rd KoszticsΓ‘k
Source: MTI
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