International
World leaders confirm their assistance to the funeral of Pope Francis, Saturday in Rome.
The president of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, presents his honors to the late Pope Francis, at the Santa Marta house in Ciudad del Vaticano. (Free Press Photo: EFE/ SIMONE RISOLUTI DICASTERY FOR VATICAN COMMUNICATION)
The funeral of Pope Francis will be held next Saturday, April 26 at the Vatican Square of San Pedro, in the presence of Donald Trump, Javier Milei, King Felipe VI and other heads of state, as well as hundreds of thousands of faithful.
Believers around the world may, however, begin to say goodbye to the first Latin American pontiff starting Wednesday, when their coffin is exposed for three days in the Basilica of San Pedro, the Holy See.
The mortal remains of Jorge Mario Bergoglio rest for now in the chapel of the residence of Santa Marta, where he died on Monday, at 88, for a stroke, almost a month after leaving a long hospitalization due to respiratory problems.
Next, the list of heads of state and government, as well as political leaders, who have confirmed their assistance in Rome to the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday:
America
- United States: President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania.
- Argentina: President Javier Milei, his sister Karina (General Secretary of the Presidency) and several ministers, including Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein.
- Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the First Lady, Janja.
- Ecuador: President Daniel Noboa.
Europe
- Spain: King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
- Portugal: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, the president of the National Assembly, José Pedro Aguiar Branco, and Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel.
- United Kingdom: Prince Guillermo (representing his father, King Carlos III) and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
- Ireland: President Michael D. Higgins, Prime Minister Micheál Martin and Vice Prime Minister Simon Harris.
- France: President Emmanuel Macron, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, and Interior Minister Bruno Retilleau.
- Germany: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the head of outgoing government, Olaf Scholz.
- Monaco: Prince Alberto II and his wife, Charlène.
- Ukraine: President Volodimir Zelenski.
- Poland: President Andrzej Doube and the president of Parliament, Szymon Hoodinia.
- Belgium: King Felipe and Queen Matilde, and Wever Prime Minister Bart.
- Austria: the head of government, Christian Stocker.
- Hungary: President Tamás Sulyok.
- Czech Republic: Prime Minister Petro Fiala.
- Romania: Interim President Ilie Bolojan.
- Slovenia: President Nataša Pirc Musar and Prime Minister Robert Golob.
- Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini.
- Lithuania: President Gitanas Nausėda.
- Latvia: President Edgars Rinkēvičs.
- Estonia: President Alar Karis.
- Moldavia: President Maia Sandu.
- Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani.
- Netherlands: Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Chancellor Caspar Veldkamp.
- European Union: the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the president of the European Council, António Costa.
Asia
- Philippines: President Ferdinand Marcos and the first lady, Liza Marcos.
United Nations Organization (UN)
- The Secretary General, António Guterres.