Europe’s Christian Solidarity Reinforced at Sts. Kinga and Hedwig Jubilee in Budapest
Two days of celebrations were held in the Hungarian capital March 21-22, bringing together religious leaders from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania.
Two days of celebrations were held in the Hungarian capital March 21-22, bringing together religious leaders from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Lithuania.
‘He told them: ‘This is not a heresy.’ How he defended me!... He always defended me.’
Cherkas initially hid in the basement of her house with her daughter, but then fled to Lviv and across the border. She, too, has found safety in Slovakia, and visits the Capuchin church daily to pray for an end to the war.
Greeting Slovakian pilgrims earlier this week, the Holy Father encouraged their continuing efforts ‘in defense of the family, the vital cell of society.’
The Pope’s comments during the in-flight press conference came at the end of his four-day visit to Hungary and Slovakia.
The last time a pope took part in an International Eucharistic Congress was in the year 2000, when John Paul II attended the event in Rome.
Among the nations that contributed the most participants were also Slovakia (approximately 156,000), the Philippines (approximately 136,000), the United Kingdom (approximately 77,000) and Brazil (approximately 47,000).
Situated on the periphery of Bratislava, the block was once called “the Bronx of Slovakia” due to the local drug trade.
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