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Hungarian bishops welcome news of papal visit
On his return flight from Iraq on 8 March, Pope Francis told reporters he has plans to visit Budapest in September to celebrate the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress.
By Robin Gomes
“We are pleased to learn that the Holy Father has announced his decision to come to Budapest for the closing Mass of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress,” the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference (HCBC) said in a brief statement on Monday. “We hope that his visit will be a great encouragement and spiritual reinforcement for all of us and for the future participants of the Eucharistic Congress,” said the statement by the Primate of Hungary, Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and Bishop Andras Veres of Gyor, HCBC president.