The funeral for the death of Pope Francis will be held Next Saturday at ten in the morning in the Basilica of San Pedro. However, for the first time in more than a century your body will not be buried in the Vatican, but its remains will be transferred to the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor de Rome. However, in addition to being the head of the Catholic Church, he was also the head of the state of El Vaticano and, therefore, endless authorities will move to Rome to give him the last goodbye.
It is expected to be a Simple and austere ceremonysigns of identity of Bergoglio’s papacy that has been marked by Franciscan influences. Also, Francisco It will only be buried in a wood and zinc coffin and not in threeas the custom marks. What the Holy Father was not written was the guest list, which comes marked by the relationship with the church. For contextualizing, the funeral of John Paul II attended about 200 heads of state.
What European leaders will go to the funeral?
Among the European heads of state who have already confirmed their presence are Emmanuel Macron, president of France; Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of United Kingdom; Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Olaf Scholz, president and outgoing chancellor of Germany; Sergio Mattarella and Giorgia Meloni, president and prime minister of Italy; The Kings Felipe and Matilde de Belgium; Tamas Sulyok, president of Hungary; Edgars Rinkēvičs, president of Latvia; Gypsies nauseda, president of Lithuania; Andrzej doubt, president of Poland; Ilie Bolojan, president of Romania; Karin Keller-Sutter, president of Swiss; Volodimir Zelenski, president of Ukraine; Alar Karis, president of Estonia and Dick Schoof, Prime Minister of Netherlands.
Likewise, the High representatives of the European Unionas Ursula von der Leyen, president of the Commission; Antonio Costa, president of the Council, and Roberta Metsola, president of Parliament. And António Guterres, general secretary of the UN
The great European absence will be that of the Russian president Vladimir Putin, who was received up to three times in the Vatican and who Francisco always asked for peace with Ukraine in what he considered the third World War.
What American leaders have confirmed their assistance?
Casualities of Destiny, the last world reference that was received by Francisco in life was the vice president of the USAJD Vance, and precisely his ‘boss’, Donald Trump, has confirmed that he will be present at the funeral with his wife Melania. Nor will the president of ArgentinaJavier Milei, who so many times criticized Bergoglio. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Janja Lula da Silva, president and first lady of Brazilthey will also go; while by Mexico Rosa Icela Rodríguez, Secretary of the Interior; on behalf of Ecuador The president will be Daniel Noboa.
At the Asian level, José Ramos-Horta and Blessed Freiras, President and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Cooperation have confirmed the assistance Eastern Timor.
