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Pope Francis's funeral: Who's attending?

Agence France-Presse

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745634596419vatican.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The body of Pope Francis lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican, on April 23, 2025. Tiziana Fabi, AFP"/>The body of Pope Francis lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican, on April 23, 2025. Tiziana Fabi, AFP</div>VATICAN CITY — World leaders will be in Rome on Saturday for Pope Francis&#x27;s funeral, in one of the largest diplomatic gatherings of recent times.Here is a list of heads of state and government, world royalty and senior ministers in attendance, according to the Vatican:<div>Asia-Pacific</div>AUSTRALIA: Governor-General Sam MostynBANGLADESH: Interim leader Muhammad YunusEAST TIMOR: President Jose Ramos HortaINDIA: President Droupadi MurmuINDONESIA: former president Joko WidodoNEW ZEALAND: Prime Minister Christopher LuxonPHILIPPINES: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.<div>Americas</div>ARGENTINA: President Javier MileiBELIZE: Governor-General Froyla TzalamBRAZIL: President Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaCANADA: Governor General Mary SimonDOMINICAN REPUBLIC: President Luis AbinaderECUADOR: President Daniel Noboa AzinHONDURAS: President Xiomara CastroUNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio GuterresUNITED STATES: President Donald Trump. Former president Joe Biden is also attending<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/25/huge-crowds-pack-vatican-for-last-day-of-pope-s-lying-in-state-coffin-now-sealed-1459">Huge crowds pack Vatican for last day of Pope&#x27;s lying in state, coffin now sealed </a></div><div>Europe</div>ALBANIA: President Bajram BegajANDORRA: Co-Prince Joan-Enric Vives SiciliaARMENIA: President Vahagn KhachaturyanAUSTRIA: President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian StockerBELGIUM: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, with Prime Minister Bart De WeverBOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: President Zelika CvijanovicBULGARIA: Prime Minister Rossen JeliazkovCROATIA: President Zoran Milanovic, Prime Minister Andrej PlenkovicCYPRUS: President Nikos ChristodoulidesCZECH REPUBLIC: Prime Minister Petr FialaDENMARK: Queen MaryESTONIA: President Alar KarisEUROPEAN UNION: European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, European Council president Antonio CostaFINLAND: President Alexander StubbFRANCE: President Emmanuel MacronGEORGIA: President Mikheil KavelashviliGERMANY: President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing Chancellor Olaf ScholzGREECE: Prime Minister Kyriakos MitsotakisHUNGARY: President Tamas Sulyok and Prime Minister Viktor OrbanICELAND: President Halla TomasdottirIRELAND: President Michael Higgins and Taoiseach (prime minister) Micheal MartinITALY: President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia MeloniKOSOVO: President Vjosa OsmaniLATVIA: President Edgars RinkevicsLIECHTENSTEIN: Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess SophieLITHUANIA: President Gitanas NausedaLUXEMBOURG: Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Prime Minister Luc FriedenMALTA: President Myriam Spiteri DebonoMOLDOVA: President Maia SanduMONACO: Prince Albert II and Princess CharleneMONTENEGRO: President Jakov MilatovicNETHERLANDS: Prime Minister Dick SchoofNORTH MACEDONIA: President Gordana Siljanovska-DavkovaNORWAY: Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Foreign Minister Espen Barth EidePOLAND: President Andrzej DudaPORTUGAL: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister Luis MontenegroROMANIA: Interim president Ilie BolojanRUSSIA: Culture Minister Olga LyubimovaSERBIA: Prime Minister Djuro MacutSLOVAKIA: President Peter PellegriniSLOVENIA: President Natasa Pirc Musar and Prime Minister Robert GolobSPAIN: King Felipe VI and Queen LetiziaSWEDEN: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, as well as Prime Minister Ulf KristerssonSWITZERLAND: President Karin Keller-SutterUKRAINE: President Volodymyr ZelenskyUNITED KINGDOM: Prince William representing King Charles III, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/25/why-pope-francis-chose-basilica-outside-vatican-as-burial-site-2111">Why Pope Francis chose basilica outside Vatican as burial site </a></div><div>Middle East </div>IRAN: Culture Minister Abbas Salehi, representing President Masoud PezeshkianISRAEL: Yaron Sideman, Ambassador to the Holy SeeJORDAN: King Abdullah II and Queen RaniaLEBANON: President Joseph AounPALESTINIAN AUTHORITY: Prime Minister Mohammad MustafaQATAR: Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-ThaniUNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/24/marcos-leaving-for-vatican-on-thursday-for-pope-s-funeral-1255">Marcos declares &#x27;period of national mourning&#x27; over death of Pope Francis </a></div><div>Africa</div>ANGOLA: President Joao LourencoBURUNDI: Vice President Prosper BazombanzaCAPE VERDE: President Jose Maria NevesCENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: President Faustin-Archange TouaderaDR CONGO: President Felix TshisekediGABON: President Brice Oligui NguemaKENYA: President William RutoLESOTHO: King Letsie IIIMADAGASCAR: President Andry RajoelinaMOROCCO: Prime Minister Aziz AkhannouchMOZAMBIQUE: President Daniel ChapoSEYCHELLES: President Wavel RamkalawanSIERRA LEONE: President Julius Maada BioSOUTHERN AFRICA: Cardinal Stephen Brislin, president of the Southern African Catholic Bishops&#x27; ConferenceTOGO: President Faure Gnassingbe<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jqu7sRK6aLY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>

World leaders will be in Rome on Saturday for Pope Francis's funeral, in one of the largest diplomatic gatherings of recent times.

World leaders will be in Rome on Saturday for Pope Francis's funeral, in one of the largest diplomatic gatherings of recent times.