A big selection of world leaders, cardinals and numerous countless worshippers are anticipated to participate in Pope Francis’ funeral service on Saturday.
It is set to begin at 9am UK time in St Peter’s Square after a three-day-period of depending on state where the general public can commemorate the Pope.
The dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, will lead the service.
Pope Francis, 88, passed away following a stroke that resulted in a coma and irreparable cardiac arrest, the Vatican revealed.
The pope was hospitalised for numerous weeks in February, after struggling with double pneumonia. He went back to the Vatican in mid-March to recuperate.
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Here’s who we understand is coming up until now:
Royal Households UK Prince of Wales – on behalf of the King Belgium King Philippe and Queen Mathilde Spain King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
World leaders EU President Ursula von der Leyen UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Switzerland President Karin Keller-Sutter Poland President Andrzej Duda Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier Italy President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Latvia President Edgars Rinkevics Lithuania President Gitanas Nauseda Romania Interim President Ilie Bolojan French President Emmanuel Macron Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Argentina President Javier Milei United States President Donald Trump and First Woman Melania TrumpBrazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and very first girl Janja Lula da Silva East Timor – President Jose Ramos-Horta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas Russian President Vladimir Putin stated he would not participate in the funeral service