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Philip Pullella

Pope thanks Orban for taking Ukrainians, Orban invites pope to Hungary

Pope Francis shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a private audience at the Vatican April 21, 2022. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

Pope Francis met Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, expressing appreciation for Budapest taking in Ukrainian refugees, and Orban invited the pope to make a state visit to Hungary.

Orban, on his first international visit since winning a fourth consecutive landslide election victory this month, spoke to the pope privately for about 40 minutes in the pontiff's library in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.

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