Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary can continue to count on the Catholic Church.
During an interview on public radio on Friday, referring to his visit to the Vatican the previous day, PM Orbán said the question of war and peace was "at the heart of Vatican diplomacy and the Holy Father's thinking about the world, so I went to the best place for confirmation".
After his audience with Pope Francis, the prime minister met senior Vatican officials and discussed international affairs and bilateral relations. Hungary "received the reassuring confirmation" that the country can continue to count on the Catholic Church and the Holy See, he said.
This, he added, not only pertained to "the matter of peace but to all matters" for which the Catholic Church could provide assistance such as care for the elderly, the sick, and the education of young people.
PM Orbán called longstanding Vatican-Hungary cooperation "excellent".