Pope grants honour to Hungarian Maltese Charity international head
Solymári was presented with the award by Cardinal Péter Erdő, the Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and Youssef Absi, the patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, at the Primate’s Palace in Budapest on Friday. He received the honour in recognition of his work concerning the international relations of the pontiff and the Holy See, mainly in the areas of international aid and humanitarian diplomacy.
The charity noted that the Knight Cross of the Order of Saint Sylvestre was among the most rarely bestowed decorations, having been given to less than ten Hungarian citizens, according to records available since 1945.
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The press chief noted that Hungary had provided 50 million forints (EUR 127,000) to the Hungarian Maltese Charity for setting up three mobile clinical units in Syria’s earthquake-hit region. Hungary is planning to collect and extend further donations to be distributed by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in north-eastern Syria, he said.
Source: MTI