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   PRESIDENT OF HUNGARY RECEIVED IN AUDIENCE BY THE POPE   
      
   VATICAN CITY, 10 SEP 2010 (VIS) - The Holy See Press Office released the   
   following communique at midday today:   
      
   "This morning the Holy Father Benedict XVI received in audience Pal Schmitt,   
   president of the Republic of Hungary. The president subsequently went on to   
   meet with Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone S.D.B. who was   
   accompanied by Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, secretary for Relations with   
   States.   
      
   "The cordial discussions provided an opportunity to examine the situation in   
   the country, with particular reference to the contribution the Catholic Church   
   makes to the common good, especially in the fields of family and social life.   
   Attention also turned to the forthcoming six-month Hungarian presidency of the   
   European Union and to certain problems concerning the current international   
   political situation".   
   OP/VIS 20100910 (140)   
      
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