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Issued on: 26/04/2025 - 00:01Modified: 26/04/2025 - 01:00

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The Vatican said at least 130 foreign delegations had confirmed their attendance at Pope Francis's funeral, including around 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs.
The pope's funeral will be held on April 26, 2025, in St. Peter's Square in Rome. © FMM Graphic design studio

Some 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs gather in Rome on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years old. Follow FRANCE 24's special edition for full coverage of the funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square and the procession to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where the late pontiff will be laid to rest.

The pope's funeral Mass will begin at 10am local time (GMT+2) in St. Peter’s Square, in the Vatican City, and is expected to attract some 200,000 pilgrims. A procession will then carry Francis though central Rome to his final resting place in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where the pope had asked to be buried.

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At least 130 foreign delegations will be attending, including US President Donald Trump, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. The funeral comes after huge crowds flocked to St. Peter's Basilica over three days, queuing for hours to pay their final respects to the late pontiff as he lay in state in the Vatican's domed basilica. 

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