Pope Francis Addresses Europe's Future in Visit to Hungary

Pope Francis will visit Hungary for three days starting Friday to minister to the country's Catholic community and deliver a political speech to Hungarian authorities and diplomats.
He will also meet with some of the 35,000 Ukrainian refugees who have remained in Hungary after 2.5 million fled across Ukraine's border with Hungary's early on in Russia's invasion.
Hungary's hard line on migration is well known, but Francis has expressed appreciation for Hungary's recent welcome of Ukrainian refugees.
The visit comes as the European Union's parliament continues to put pressure on Hungary to counter what EU lawmakers consider a deterioration in the rule of law and democratic principles under Orban's government.
Francis is unlikely to wade directly into Hungary's democracy and LGBTQ+ rights debate and instead speak in general terms about the lofty, democratic goals that decades ago inspired the forming of what would become the European Union.