The president of the United States, Donald Trump; that of France, Emmanuel Macron; that of Brazil, Lula da Silvaamong other leaders and world personalities, participated in the burial ceremony of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. More than 150 Delegations From the entire planet they traveled to the Vatican to be present in the funeral of the Supreme Pontiff.
Just before the funeral began, Trump also briefly shook his hand to the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in the midst of his tariff pulse. The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky is also present.
Pope Francis’s funeral: leaders and personalities of the world at the funeral in the Plaza de San Pedro
The allocation of the seats in the Vatican esplanade is not accidental but follows a strict protocol established by the rank of the dignitary and in alphabetical order of their countries in French.
Trump, accompanied by the first lady, Melania, stood at the beginning of one of the banks of the front row and in the immediate bank, separated by a corridor, was the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and her side, Macron.
However, the placement in the Plaza Vaticana made Zelensky, dressed completely black, also be in the front row even though Ukraine (‘Ukraine’) is far from the United States (‘Etats-UNIS) in the alphabet.
Subsequently, from kyiv confirmed that Zelenski and Trump had met in Rome while Washington tries to achieve a negotiated exit to the Russian invasion.
At the time of peace at Mass, the American president was already seen by Macron shaking his hand. On the other hand, two seats to the left of Melania Trump could see the king of Spain, Felipe VI, and Queen Letizia, who head the Spanish delegation.
Strong presence of Latin American leaders at Pope Francis’s funeral
Five Latin American presidents, the Argentine Javier Mileithe Brazilian Lula da Silva, the Ecuadorian Daniel Noboathe Dominican Luis Abinader and the Honduran Xiomara Castrothey arrived this Saturday in the Plaza de San Pedro to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, where there is a strong presence of delegations.
Milei, compatriot of Pope Francis, in the front row, together with the Italian delegation headed by Sergio Mattarella and Giorgia Meloni, as the strict protocol that the funeral will follow.
Milei Pope Francis
While Lula, who arrived with his wife Janja, entered the Vatican square shortly after Milei did, a few minutes from the start of the solemn funeral and with bells in the background.
“We said goodbye to Pope Francis, in the place where we met him. Love felt on every face: children, youth, women, all united by gratitude and hope that he sowed,” said Xiomara Castro in a message from his X account.
Source: Ambito
