Budapest Intl Eucharistic Congress postponed

The 52nd International Eucharistic Congress, originally scheduled to be held in Budapest between September 13 and 20, has been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican spokesman said on Thursday. The congress is scheduled to be held in 2021, Matteo Bruni said. The decision was made by Pope Francis in coordination with the Hungarian Catholic Bishops' Conference and the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses, Bruni said. Cardinal Peter Erdo, the head of the Hungarian Catholic Church, said that the postponed event would be held in September next year, adding that the exact date would be decided on in the next few days.