| 5-6 January | American delegation arrives in Budapest to return thecrown of St. Stephen and the royal insignia. |
| July | The bishops' conference issues a pastoral lettercondemning abortion. |
| 12-13 July | Pedro Adrupe, superior general of the Society of Jesus,visits Hungary. September The Theological Academy's correspondencecourse is set up, with an intake of 141 students. The course takesthree years. |
| 2 December | John Paul II addresses a letter to the bishops ofHungary. |
