The route of the Mission cross

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    The symbol of the Congress, the Mission Cross starts its country-wide tour

    01 March 2018
    The Mission Cross of the International Eucharistic Congress starts its journey around the country. The Cross was blessed and set on the journey by His Eminence, Péter Cardinal Erdő in the afternoon of the 24th February, in the Basilica of Esztergom. Until the beginning of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest in 2020 the Cross will be taken to each and every diocese.
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    Pope Francis blessed the mission cross of the International Eucharistic Congress

    20 November 2017
    On 20th November the so-called ad limina apostolorum, the official visit of the Hungarian bishops in Rome began. The first act of the meeting was the blessing of the mission cross of the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress. On the meeting at 9:30 along with His Holiness Pope Francis, Archbishop Piero Marini, the president of the Pontifical Committee...
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