One poster disparaged Cardinal Peter Erdo, who has led the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest since 2003 ... complex relationship between church and state in Hungary than the Orban government ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Pope Francis on Sunday urged ... Metropolitan Hilarion in a sign of respect for the Russian Orthodox Church during what the Vatican said was a “cordial” 20-minute meeting ...

Jesus came to bring “glad tidings to the poor,” Pope Francis recalled Saturday during a meeting with poor people and refugees in Budapest. “Those in need — let us never forget — are at ...

In May 2023, during his visit to Hungary, Pope Francis expressed ... Born in 1952 as the first of six children in a Catholic family in Budapest, Erdo has been on the ecclesiastical fast track ...

Budapest is the start and end point of ... former Hungarian capital Esztergom is the seat of Catholicism in Hungary. The huge cathedral and its gold-laden treasury are impressive and the pleasant ...