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.
Returning from Iraq, Pope Francis talks about risks taken on trip Pope Francis speaks with journalists aboard his flight from Baghdad to Rome March 8, 2021. At right is Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office. CNS photo/Paul Haring
Returning from Iraq, Pope Francis talks about risks taken on trip By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service March 8, 2021
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM IRAQ The Catholic Church s commitment to dialogue with other churches and with other religions flows from the Gospel, but Pope Francis said he knows some Catholics disagree. Often you must take a risk to promote harmony, he told reporters March 8 as he flew back to Rome from Baghdad. There are some criticisms: The pope isn t courageous, he s reckless. He s doing things against Catholic doctrine. He s a step away from heresy.
Pope s Iraq trip more tiring than others Mon 08th March 2021 | 07:50 PM
Aboard the Papal Plane, March 8 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Mar, 2021 ) :Pope Francis said on Monday his gruelling three-day trip to Iraq was a lot more tiring than past foreign visits. I have to confess to you that during this trip I felt a lot more tired than during other ones, the 84-year-old told reporters on the plane returning to Rome.
Francis added, however, that he did not know whether his papal voyages would slow down.
Over the past two months, the pope had to cancel some events because of sciatica nerve pain that means he often walks with a slight limp.
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Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference en route from Rome to Iraq March 8, 2021. Caption: Colm Flynn/CNA.
Aboard the papal plane, Mar 8, 2021 / 08:10 am (CNA).- Pope Francis on Monday confirmed that he planned to visit Hungary for the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress, which will take place Sept. 12 in Budapest’s Heroes’ Square.
Aboard the papal plane returning to Rome from Iraq, Pope Francis spoke about possible destinations for future papal visits.
He said that his attendance at the Sept. 12 Mass in Hungary would not include a tour of the country. But he noted that Budapest is a two-hour drive from the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, and raised the question of whether the trip should be combined with a visit there.