FAQs

Registration

How can I provide for my free tickets?

By logging in to your registration account, and clicking on the “Provision for tickets ordered for 2020” menu in case of free tickets you may choose from two options:

  1. I would like to participate in the IEC in 2021:
    Choosing this option your ticket bought for 2020 will be valid for the programs of IEC in 2021.
  2. I will not participate in the IEC in 2021, I cancel my ticket(s):
    Choosing this option your ticket(s) will be cancelled.

Symposium tickets – automatic reimbursement

Tickets for the Theological Symposium in Esztergom are cancelled for all participants, due to the change of the program and the financial opportunities. Price of the tickets will be refunded. As soon as the new program is finalized, we will open ticket purchasing again, and will notify you about that per e-mail.

Forgotten password

If you forgot your password, please click on the “I have an account” button in the middle of the webpage https://registration-iec2020.hu/ , then click on the line “Forgotten password?”. After that, please enter your email address and click on the “Send” button.

Our registration system will send you an automatic e-mail, in which you will find the link and all necessary instructions to recover your password.

Registration - Provision for tickets bought for 2020

How can I provide for my paid tickets?

By logging in to your registration account, and clicking on the “Provision for tickets bought for 2020” menu in case of paid tickets you may choose from three options:

  1. I would like to participate in the IEC in 2021:
    Choosing this option your ticket bought for 2020 will be valid for the programs of IEC in 2021.
  2. I will not participate in the IEC in 2021, I waive of the refund of my tickets:
    Choosing this option you cancel your ticket and offer its price as a voluntary contribution to the purposes of IEC.
  3. I will not participate in the IEC in 2021, I cancel my ticket(s) and ask for a refund of the ticket price:
    Choosing this option you will have the price of the tickets fully refund. In case you paid by credit card, refund will be transferred to the credit card you used for the payment. In case of bank transfer the money will be transferred back to the bank account from which your payment was received. In both cases the process might take up to 1-2 weeks, we kindly ask for your patience.

Why do I need to make provisions for my tickets?

With regard to the health crisis and its consequences, Pope Francis has postponed the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest to September 2021.

Regarding the changes, we offer you the opportunity to provide for the tickets you have purchased for the Hungexpo programs of the Congress.

By logging in to your registration account, and clicking on the “Provision for tickets ordered for 2020” menu you may choose from several options. You may read more about these options under the questions “How can I provide for my paid tickets?” and “How can I provide for my free tickets?”.

How will I get the reimbursement?

In case you paid by credit card, refund will be transferred to the credit card you used for the payment. In case of a bank transfer the money will be transferred back to the bank account from which your payment was received.

How can I provide for my free tickets?

By logging in to your registration account, and clicking on the “Provision for tickets ordered for 2020” menu in case of free tickets you may choose from two options:

  1. I would like to participate in the IEC in 2021:
    Choosing this option your ticket bought for 2020 will be valid for the programs of IEC in 2021.
  2. I will not participate in the IEC in 2021, I cancel my ticket(s):
    Choosing this option your ticket(s) will be cancelled.

About the Congress

What is the aim of the IEC?

  • Celebrating Christ in the Eucharist.
  • Witness to the world about the infinite love of God, who became man, and substantially stayed with us in the Bread of Life.
  • Furthermore, the aim of the IEC is to make believers familiarize and love this mystery of our faith, and to foster their eucharistic life, in order to form them into authentic, Christian witnesses in a living relationship with Christ, living in the world for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

The Program

What are the major events of the IEC?

You find here the provisional program.

  • Opening Mass with First Holy Communion
  • Every morning plenary sessions, with prayers, witnesses and catecheses.
  • Eucharistic candle-light procession
  • Youth evening
  • Statio Orbis - Closing Mass
  • Cultural and spiritual programmes all over the city for everyone.

Join us!

How can we prepare for this event as a community?

Beginning with the Pentecost of 2017 we have prepared a three-year-long pastoral planning, for the first year of which we published a tips booklet on Whit Monday. The booklet can be used at the parishes, family and youth communities, and other fields. This tips booklet is available here.

What can I do for the IEC?

We accept your prayers thankfully. In case you have a specific offer, please send us an e-mail to the following address: info@iec2020.hu