On April 26, Vatican was farewell to Pope Francis, who died on April 21 after 12 years of management of the Catholic Church. The ceremony was held in St. Peter's Council, where the body of the pontiff was exhibited in an open coffin. As CNN and The Guardian write, about 130 delegations, including 55 chapters of state, 14 chapters of government and 12 ruling monarchs, arrived in parting with Pope Francis.
The ceremony was attended by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Sholts, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump with his wife Melania, Prince William, President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeyer, head of the Ursula von Lyayen and others. The Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova went to the Vatican from Russia.
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The rite of the funeral service of Pope Francis was led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. “Pope Francis, full of human warmth and deeply sensitive to today's challenges, sincerely shared the anxiety, suffering and hopes of this time,” the cardinal noted in his speech. The crowd, which filled the square in front of the cathedral, began to applaud it when Reus spoke about the care of the pontiff on immigrants, his constant calls for the world, the need for negotiations to stop wars and the importance of climate. In total, according to the Vatican estimates, 250 thousand people came to the funeral of the Pope. The Minister of Internal Affairs of Italy appreciated the number of those present at 400 thousand.
After completing the mass, the coffin with a pontiff was taken to the basilica of Santa Maria-Majore in Rome for burial to the Basilica. The procession passed through the center of Rome, Venice Square and past the Coliseum.
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It also became known earlier that Vladimir Zelensky held a 15-minute meeting with Donald Trump before the ceremony. It was reported that the heads of state were supposed to meet after the funeral again, but Trump flew out of Rome. In turn, Zelensky held a meeting with Macron, and should also meet with Ursula von der Layen.
“Good meeting. One on one managed to discuss a lot. We hope for the result of all the things that sounded. Protection of the lives of our people. Complete and unconditional ceasefire. A reliable and long world that will protect from a repetition of war. A very symbolic meeting that has the potential to become historical if we achieve general results, ”Zelensky later wrote in his telegram channel about a conversation with Trump.
The meeting was called “very productive” in the White House and promised later to publish details. "Agency" notes that this is the first meeting of Zelensky and Trump after their skirmish in the walls of the White House. At the same time, the day before, the President of Ukraine admitted that he would not have time to fly to Italy due to a large workload.
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