The Italian president, Giorgia Meloni, the British Prime Minister, Labor Keir Starmer, French president Emmanuele Macron, the president of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen, and that of the European Council, Antonio Costa, among others, are also in San Pedro.
More than 60 heads of state and government and representatives of 140 foreign delegations attend the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at age 88.
About 150 thousand people crowd the square and its surroundings to say goodbye to the Pope.
His coffin will be taken to the Roman Basilica of Santa María la Mayor, which he himself chose for his burial.
The authorities have activated a strict security protocol, since they expect the arrival of about 200 thousand people.
