More than 200,000 people could come to the square of St. Peter in the Vatican on the occasion of the funeral of Pope FrancisOn Tuesday, the Committee on Public Order and Security under the leadership of the Italian Ministry of the Interior said on Tuesday. In addition, at least one hundred foreign delegations are expected to arrive, He writes TASR, according to Ansa and AFP reports.
According to estimates, most world leaders should arrive in the Vatican on Saturday and leave on the same day. The exception is US President Donald Trump, who should arrive with his wife Melania on Friday.
In addition to the White House leader, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, Polish head Andrzej Duda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenský, have also confirmed his participation in the last farewell. President Peter Pellegrini will be attended for Slovakia. The Pope’s funeral will also be the Argentine President Javier Milei, Brazilian President Luiz Intikio Lula da Silva and UN Secretary -General António Guterres.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that The Israeli government has published a contribution on the X platform in which it expressed his condolences over the Pope’s death. “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing,” It was stated in the paper.
According to The Jerusalem Post Representatives The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that the contribution was published by mistake and erased it for the Pope’s “statements against Israel” and criticism against the Gaza Strip.Reuters added.
The funeral of František will take place on Saturday at 10:00 am. The funeral mass will be held at the Svätopteter Square and, after its end, will be transferred to the Basilica of St. Peter and from there to the Roman Basilica of the Virgin Mary (Santa Maria Maggiore).
