Cardinal Péter Erdő, metropolitan archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and Primate of Hungary, is recovering slowly from a serious health condition widely reported to be a stroke, with sources confirming he has been undergoing rehabilitation since February.
The 73-year-old cardinal, who emerged as one of the strongest contenders during the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV last year, has not appeared in public for several months. At Easter he sent only an audio message to the faithful in which his voice sounded notably weak. A source close to the cardinal told The Catholic Thing on May 12 that he “is recovering, but very slowly” and added: “He has a lot of faith.”
