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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Philip Pullella and Krisztina Than

Pope meets Ukrainian refugees during visit to Hungary

Remo Casilli greets people as he arrives to attend a meeting with youth at the Laszlo Papp Sport Arena during his apostolic journey in Budapest, Hungary, April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Pope Francis met Ukrainian refugees on the second day of his visit to Hungary on Saturday, telling them a different future was possible as they described the hardships they have faced since the war began.

Francis met about 600 refugees, poor and homeless people in a visit to a Budapest church a day after warning of the dangers in Europe and telling the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity.

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