United States President Donald Trump arrived at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Italy on Friday night before Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday (26).
The 88-year-old Pope, who had led the church since 2013, died on Monday after suffering a stroke while recovering from weeks of pneumonia.
About 250,000 people from around the world have queued to say goodbye since his body was taken to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday (23) to be veiled, the Vatican said.
The Vatican said on Friday that he expects the presence of 160 foreign delegations on Saturday’s funeral, including dozens of world leaders, including Trump, and 10 monarchs.
Trump was scheduled to spend only about 15 hours in Rome, arriving late on Friday and leaving shortly after the funeral.
Pope Francis Funeral
This Saturday (26), with the closed coffin, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the Cardinal College, will start the funeral celebrating the Mass of Exequias (ceremony for deceased Catholics), from 5am (Brasília time), 10am (local time), in St. Peter’s Square.
Anterior papal funerals were also performed outdoors, with thousands of people following the ceremony in front of the basilica.
This will be the first day of Noveli (novenary), the nine days of mourning and prayers in honor of the Pope, in St. Peter’s Square, in front of the Basilica of St. Peter, the main Vatican.
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