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Pope Francis arrived in Hungary for the 52nd Intl Eucharistic Congress – PHOTOS
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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.
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.
