Pope urges Hungary to ‘extend its arms towards everyone’

Pope Francis during his visit to Central Europe (Laszlo Balogh/AP)

Pope Francis urged Hungary to “extend its arms towards everyone”, in a veiled critique of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s anti-migrant policies.

The pontiff made his comments as he opened a four-day visit to Central Europe, his first big international outing since undergoing intestinal surgery in July.