Pope urges Hungary to ‘open doors to others’ during Mass on banks of Danube

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he starts a Mass in Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope Francis urged Hungarians to open their doors to others, as he wrapped up a weekend visit with a plea for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and for Europe to welcome migrants and the poor.

Francis issued the appeal from the banks of the Danube as he celebrated Mass on Budapest’s Kossuth Lajos Square, with the Hungarian Parliament and the famed Chain Bridge as a backdrop.