Information
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, Castle Quarter
Budapest
Friday 28 April 2023
10:00
Arrival at Ferenc Liszt International Airport, official reception. Celebratory welcome in the square in front of Sándor Palace, visit to the President of the Republic, meeting with the Prime Minister and the representatives of social life and diplomatic missions.
St. Stephen's Basilica
Budapest
Friday 28 April 2023
17:00
Meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, members of monastic orders, seminarians, and pastoral workers in St. Stephen’s Basilica, the Holy Father gives a speech.
Due to the limited capacity of the Basilica, a pass will be required on entry, with participation coordinated by dioceses and monastic communities. Teachers of religious education and all other participants will be welcome to attend at the square in front of the Basilica, where the meeting is planned to be broadcast on screens. The waiting is expected to start at 4 in the afternoon.
László Batthyány Roman Catholic Home, Kindergarten, and Primary School for the Blind
Budapest
Saturday 29 April 2023
8:45
Private visit to the Blessed László Batthyány-Strattmann Home for the Blind.
St. Elizabeth's Church
Budapest
Saturday 29 April 2023
10:15
Meeting with the poor and with refugees at the Church of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary on Rózsák Square, the Holy Father gives a speech. Here, Pope Francis will meet with the poor and with refugees under the aegis of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Catholic charities and social organizations. No registrations are being accepted for the event.
The Church of the Intercession of the Theotokos
Budapest
Saturday 29 April 2023
11:30
Látogatás a görögkatolikus közösségnél
László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
Budapest
Saturday 29 April 2023
16:30
Meeting with the youth in the László Papp Sport Arena, the Holy Father gives a speech.
The meeting is primarily open to Catholic secondary school and university students, whose registrations and participation are being managed by the dioceses up to the occupancy limit of the Arena.
Kossuth Square
Budapest
Sunday 30 April 2023
9:30
Holy Mass on Lajos Kossuth Square, homily by the Holy Father, Regina Caeli Prayer.
We welcome everyone from both Hungary and neighboring countries. Participation in the event is not tied to registration but a security check before entry. Gates will be open from the early hours of the morning. The last entry is at 8:15 AM. Places can be taken in order of arrival up to the capacity of the square. For those who could not get a place on the square, large screens will be set up in the neighbouring areas and streets, so that everyone can follow the liturgy.
Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics
Budapest
Sunday 30 April 2023
16:00
Meeting with representatives of university and cultural life at the Pázmány Péter Catholic University’s Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, the Holy Father gives a speech.
The main reason behind the event is that although the Pázmány Péter Catholic University’s Faculty of Theology has a history going back almost four hundred years, it is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its foundation in the current academic year. It is Hungary’s only Catholic University established by the Holy See. No registrations are being accepted for the event.