ROME — Pope Francis announced on Sunday a fall 2021 trip to Slovakia and Hungary, two of the four countries of the Visegrad group, an …
ROME — Pope Francis announced on Sunday a fall 2021 trip to Slovakia and Hungary, two of the four countries of the Visegrad group, an important conservative political bloc in Central Europe. “I am happy to announce that from the next 12 to 15 September, God willing, I will travel to Slovakia to make a pastoral visit,” the pope told pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square for his weekly Angelus message. “First, I will celebrate the concluding Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest,” the pontiff continued, in reference to an international event sponsored by the Catholic Church in Hungary. “I heartfully thank those who are preparing this journey and I am praying for them,” the pope said.
