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VAT | Apr 22, 2025

Global leaders set to attend Pope Francis’ funeral

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Pilgrims wait to visit St Peter’s Basilica, following the death of Pope Francis, at the Vatican, April 22, 2025. (Photo: REUTERS/Susana Vera)

VATICAN CITY (Reuters)

The following is a list of the main world leaders who have so far said they will attend Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday (April 26) in Saint Peter’s Square.

ARGENTINA – President Javier Milei.

BELGIUM – King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, Prime Minister Bart De Wever.

BRITAIN – Prince William and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

BRAZIL – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and first lady Janja Lula da Silva.

EUROPEAN UNION – Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Council President Antonio Costa, Parliament President Roberta Metsola.

EAST TIMOR – President Jose Ramos-Horta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas.

FRANCE – President Emmanuel Macron.

GERMANY – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

HUNGARY – President Tamas Sulyok.

ITALY – President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

LATVIA – President Edgars Rinkevics.

LITHUANIA – President Gitanas Nauseda.

POLAND – President Andrzej Duda.

ROMANIA – Interim President Ilie Bolojan.

SPAIN – King Felipe and Queen Letizia.

SWITZERLAND – President Karin Keller-Sutter.

UKRAINE – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

UNITED STATES – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.

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