Papal thrones
The chairs for Pope Francis’ visit to Hungary were made by Tamás ÁDÁM and Vidor SZENTES, master carpenters of our vocational school in Göd, in the school’s workshop. In total 23 chairs had to be made in almost three weeks: one papal throne and two bishop’s chairs for each place, and also for Kossuth Square, where the final mass of Francis’ visit took place.
Friday, 28 April 2023
Pope Francis meets with priests and monks in St. Stephen’s Basilica. On this day Pope Francis greeted the people he met in the Basilica. He stopped for a long time next to Father Mihály KARDOS, who is in a wheelchair, and kissed his hand. Father Mihály is a former Piarist pupil of the Kecskemét school, and a former classmate of the Piarists László GÖRBE and Gergely Balázs. Father Mihály has lost both legs due to illness and is currently exercising his priestly ministry in a hospital for the homeless.
Saturday, 29 April 2023
Pope Francis meets with the poor and refugees in the Church of St. Elisabeth of St. Árpád’s House in Rózsák Square. During the meeting, as part of the official programme, Jakab DEÁK, our pupil from the Piarist school in Budapest, played a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach on the violin.
Meeting of the Holy Father with the young people at the Papp László Sports Hall
More than 11,000 young people met with Pope Francis at the Papp László Sports Centre, including hundreds of Piarist students. During the meeting, several young people gave testimony of their faith, among them Bertalan KRABÓT, a 15-year-old student of the Piarist school in Szeged.
Sunday, 30 April 2023. Mass in Kossuth Square.
The Holy Father and Cardinal Péter ERDŐ jointly presided the Mass, which was attended by several Piarists. The deacons at the Mass were also alumni of Piarist schools in Hungary.
Meeting of Pope Francis with representatives of the academic and cultural world.
As the last part of the official programme, on Sunday afternoon the Holy Father visited the Pázmány Péter Catholic University, where he met with representatives of academic and cultural life. The coordinator of this programme was Viktória Csapó, head of communication of the Hungarian Province of the EPPJ.
Pope Francis’ room at the Nunciature
During his visit to Hungary, the Holy Father stayed at the Embassy of the Holy See in Hungary. The room and its furnishings, reminiscent of a monastic cell, were designed by the architect Dávid TÖRÖK, an alumnus of the Piarist college in Budapest.
