Pope berrying in Rome
Donald Trump and wife Melania take part
US President Donald Trump and wife Melania proved the last honor to the late Pope Francis in Rome.
At St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Saturday morning, numerous international politicians proved the last honor to the late Pope Francis (1936-2025). US President Donald Trump (78) and his wife Melania (55), who celebrates her 55th birthday on April 26, came to the funeral service in the Vatican. The president’s wife appeared wrapped in a black veil while her husband was wearing a blue suit. The presidential couple took a seat in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, between the Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Alar Karis, the President of Estonia.
Olaf Scholz and Wolodymyr Selenskyj in Rome
Many other international heads of state were also present for the Argentine Pope at the funeral service. The Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s President Javier Milei also sat in the front row. The outgoing Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen came from Germany.
According to media reports, there are also a meeting between Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, who had traveled with his wife Olena Selenska on the edge of the funeral service. The heads of state England and France, Keir Strandmer and Emmanuel Macron, were also present in the Vatican with their wives Victoria Strait and Brigitte Macron – among other former and current dignitaries such as the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or Donald Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden, who had traveled to Vatican with his wife.
Support in the small circle
After the funeral fair on St. Peter’s Square, which, according to the Vatican was followed by 200,000 believers, will find his final resting place in the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. The grave is incorporated into a niche in the left aisle of the basilica.
According to reports, the actual burial takes place on a small scale. From Sunday, believers are expected to visit the grave in the church.
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Source: Stern
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