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Hungary
![St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/St.-Stephens-Basilica-Budapest.jpg?crop=0px%2C35px%2C1200px%2C678px&resize=620%2C348&ssl=1)
![A cross formed by drones with lights in the sky above Budapest](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/hungar-cross-st-stephen-larger.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Cécile Séveirac
Hungary honors St. Stephen with cross of light in the sky
![Pope Francis speaks with Hungary's President Katalin Novak during the farewell ceremony at Budapest International Airport](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-speaks-with-Hungarys-President-Katalin-Novak-during-the-farewell-ceremony-at-Budapest-International-Airport-AFP-000_33E74UP.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![Pope Francis at the end of his audience](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Pope-Francis-and-Leader-of-the-Coptic-Orthodox-Church-of-Alexandria-Pope-Tawadros-II-ANTOINE-MEKARY-ALETEIA-AM_8299.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![May 03 2023 - Pope Francis during his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/05/Pope-Audience-May-03-2023-Antoine-Mekary-ALETEIA-AM_5502.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Isabella H. de Carvalho
Pope: ‘Roots and bridges’ are 2 important things for our faith
![Pope Francis speaks to journalists during the flight from Budapest to Italy on April 30 2023](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-speaks-to-journalists-during-the-flight-from-Budapest-to-Italy-on-April-30-2023-AFP-000_33E779R.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![Pope Francis overlooking the city with Hungary's President Katalin Novak and Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban after a meeting with the authorities](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-overlooking-the-city-with-Hungarys-President-Katalin-Novak-and-Hungarys-Prime-Minister-Viktor-Orban-after-a-meeting-with-the-authorities-AFP-000_33E24ZU.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Kathleen N. Hattrup
Pope’s prayer to Our Lady for future of Europe, “which has been on my mind”
![Pope Francis holds up a rubik's cube he received during a meeting with young people at Papp Laszlo Sportarena during his visit in Budapest Hungary](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-holds-up-a-rubiks-cube-he-received-during-a-meeting-with-young-people-at-Papp-Laszlo-Sportarena-during-his-visit-in-Budapest-Hungary-AFP-000_33E46YT.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![Pope Francis delivers his speech during a meeting with the authorities civil society and the diplomatic corps in the former Carmelite Monastery in Budapest Hungary on April 28 2023](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-delivers-his-speech-during-a-meeting-with-the-authorities-civil-society-and-the-diplomatic-corps-in-the-former-Carmelite-Monastery-in-Budapest-Hungary-on-April-28-2023-AFP-000_33E24DX.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
![Pope Francis is greeted by children wearing traditional Hungarian dresses after he arrived](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-C-is-greeted-by-children-wearing-traditional-Hungarian-dresses-after-he-arrived-on-April-28-2023-AFP-000_33DZ8W4.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Anna Kurian
Why is Pope Francis visiting Hungary?
![Pope Francis shaking hands with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/Pope-Francis-shaking-hands-with-Hungarys-Prime-Minister-Viktor-Orban-AFP-000_33DW69M.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
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![cardinal József Mindszenty](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/054_mpaa320454-2-e1682498375341.jpg?crop=204px%2C0px%2C3075px%2C1737px&resize=620%2C348&ssl=1)
![St. Stephen, King of Hungary](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/shutterstock_1356393284.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Camille Dalmas
The great saints who built Hungary
![President Katalin Novak of Hungary speaks at Ave Maria University](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/03/Katalin-Novak-speaks-at-Ave-Maria-University.jpeg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
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Isabella H. de Carvalho
Pope Francis’ schedule on his trip to Hungary
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Cyprien Viet
Pope Francis to make Hungary visit April 28-30
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![St. Stephen of Hungary](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/08/web3-st-stephen-of-hungary-emeric-wikipedia-.jpg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)
Philip Kosloski
How Hungary was founded by a “holy family”
![Pope Francis receives Viktor Orban at the Vatican](https://staging.aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/04/Viktor-Orban-and-Pope-Francis.jpeg?w=620&h=348&crop=1)