Pope Francis funeral: World leaders be a part of mourners at St Peter Sq. in Vatican, PM Modi pays tribute

Pope Francis will likely be laid to relaxation on Saturday following a funeral mass at St Peter’s Sq. within the Vatican Metropolis. The funeral is being attended by prime worldwide dignitaries, together with heads of governments, heads of states, monarchs, and extra. US President Donald Trump was amongst greater than 50 heads of state and different dignitaries attending the funeral of Pope Francis, the place he’ll personally pay his respects to the Roman Catholic chief who pointedly disagreed with him on a wide range of points. Trump arrived on the Vatican along with his spouse, First Girl Melania Trump.

Trump advised reporters on Friday, as he flew to Rome, that he was going to the funeral “out of respect” for the pontiff, who died Monday after struggling a stroke on the age of 88.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has additionally arrived to attend Pope Francis’s funeral. Different notable attendees embrace EU Fee President Ursula Von Der Leyen, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Argentine President Javier Milei.

In line with the Vatican, Pope’s coffin will likely be positioned on the again of a popemobile used throughout his 2015 journey to the Philippines.

The car has been modified so the coffin will likely be seen to mourners alongside the practically 4-kilometre (2.5-mile) route from St Peter’s Basilica to his burial place.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday additionally paid homage to Pope Francis on the Basilica of St Peter right here. “President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to His Holiness Pope Francis at Basilica of St Peter in Vatican Metropolis,” her workplace stated in a submit on X.

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday additionally paid homage to Pope Francis

President Murmu is accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian, and Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Meeting Joshua De Souza.

In a submit on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has additionally paid tribute to Pope, saying, “Rashtrapati Ji pays homage to His Holiness, Pope Francis on behalf of the folks of India. The world will at all times keep in mind his service to society.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at G7 Outreach Summit in Italy.

Tens of 1000’s of mourners have waited hours in line to bid farewell to Francis, who died on Monday after struggling a stroke on the age of 88. Francis was the primary non-European Pope in practically 1,300 years.

(With inputs from AP)