Pope urges Hungary to open doors to poor, migrants

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Hungarians to open their doors to others, as he wrapped up a weekend visit with a Mass in Budapest. Francis issued the appeal from the banks of the Danube as he celebrated mass on Budapest's Kossuth Lajos Square.

The celebration provided the visual highlight of his three-day visit. Citing local organizers, the Vatican said some 50,000 people participated in the Mass, more than 30,000 of them in the square on a brilliantly sunny spring morning. Francis has expressed appreciation for Hungary’s welcome of refugees, but has challenged the hardline anti-immigration policies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.