President Murmu to attend Pope Francis’ state funeral in Vatican

President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican Metropolis this week, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) mentioned on Thursday.

Murmu will journey to Vatican Metropolis on Friday on a two-day go to.

President Droupadi Murmu might be visiting Vatican Metropolis on 25–26 April 2025 to attend the State Funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis and provide condolences on behalf of the Authorities and other people of India: MEA pic.twitter.com/w7UKBsgDxK

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“President Droupadi Murmu might be visiting Vatican Metropolis on April 25 to 26 to attend the state funeral of Pope Francis and provide condolences on behalf of the federal government and other people of India,” the MEA mentioned in a press release.

“Throughout the go to, President Murmu will lay a wreath on the Basilica of Saint Peter on April 25 as a mark of homage. On April 26, she’s going to attend the funeral Mass at Saint Peter’s Sq., becoming a member of world leaders and dignitaries in paying their remaining respects to the late pontiff,” the assertion added.

Francis, the top of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican Metropolis State died on April 21 on the age of 88.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had supplied heartfelt condolences, recalling Pope Francis’s enduring affection for India and his legacy of compassion and non secular management.

On April 22, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs and Setting, Forest & Local weather Change, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, visited the Apostolic Nunciature (Embassy of the Holy See) in New Delhi to signal the condolence e book.

India had additionally declared three days of State Mourning in reminiscence of the late Pope.

With inputs from companies