His Holiness Pope Tawadros II visited this evening Cardinal Peter Erdo, Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Hungary, in the first meeting of His Holiness in Hungary, at the beginning of his visit to Hungary at the invitation of the Hungarian government.
The Archbishop and a number of bishops received His Holiness and his accompanying delegation, at the residence of His Beatitude the Cardinal in Primate’s palace in the Hungarian capital, Budapest.
At the beginning of the meeting, His Holiness expressed his happiness with this meeting, referring to his visit to the Vatican last May, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the relations between the Coptic and Catholic Churches, and that he met His Holiness Pope Francis, who has a strong relationship with His Holiness, and His Holiness affirmed that the Coptic Orthodox Church is a church that bears witness to Christ, and that the strong relations that link the Church with the President of the Republic and our Muslim brothers, and that the Copts in Egypt number 15 million.
His Holiness commended the distinguished relations between Egypt and Hungary and the joint projects between the two countries, as well as the scholarships, which was the subject of discussion during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban when he visited Egypt last February.
His Holiness the Pope learned about the services provided by the Catholic Church in Hungary, especially to young people, where the Archbishop gave a brief overview of these services, and he also talked about monasteries and monasticism in Hungary.
The meeting took place in a very friendly atmosphere, and His Holiness learned about the services provided by the Catholic Church in Hungary, especially for young people, where the Archbishop gave a brief overview of these services, and he also talked about monasteries and monasticism in Hungary.
While His Holiness spoke about monastic life in Coptic monasteries, calling on the Archbishop and bishops to attend, to visit Egypt and its monasteries, foremost of which is the Monastery of St. Anthony in the Red Sea, the oldest monastery in the world.
At the end of the meeting, His Holiness the Pope and Cardinal Peter Erdo exchanged souvenirs.
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