| 28 February - 1 March | The Philosophical Institute of the Hungarian Academyorganises an international conference on the "responsibility Of man inthe world today' . Karl Rahner, a Jesuit theologian, is among thelecturers. |
| 4-12 May | Luigi Poggi, papal legate, delivers AugustinoCasaroli's letter, which criticises the communities set up byGyörgy Bulányi. |
| 21 May | John Paul II appoints LászlóIrányi (a Piarist in Washington) bishop, and charges himwith the pastoral work of Hungarians abroad. |
| 30 July | Cardinal Joseph Höffner blesses the new St.Gellért retreat centre in Leányfalu. |
| 4-11 October | 520 Hungarian pilgrims visit Rome on the occasion ofthe Holy Year. |
| 28 November | John Paul II gives Imre Miklós, president ofthe State Church Office, a private audience. |
