On August 25, Pope Francis received Hungarian President Katalin Novák. (Viktor Orbán is Hungary’s prime minister.)

“During my audience @Pontifex was particularly interested in the Hungarian family policy,” Novák tweeted. “He welcomed the fact that the [number] of marriages have doubled & abortions have halved in Hungary. The Holy Father thanked us for standing up for traditional families and persecuted Christians.”

She added, “The Hungarian people await the Holy Father!”