Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife, Aniko Levai, travelled to Rome.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his wife, Aniko Levai, paid their respects at the catafalque of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI – who passed away on Saturday – at the St Peter’s Basilica in Rome’s on Tuesday morning, PM Orban’s press chief said. Mr Orban and his wife said a prayer for Benedict XVI and for the community of Christian believers in mourning, the press chief added. Hungary’s prime minister shared a post on Twitter in remembrance.

Today, we bid farewell to His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. May God rest his soul in peace! pic.twitter.com/JWNkTvRwQK

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) January 3, 2023