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Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he and Melania will attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome. The Pope, who died after a stroke and cardiac arrest, was 88. World leaders are expected to gather at the Vatican to honour his legacy.
Pope Francis died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest.(Reuters)
UPDATED: Apr 22, 2025 01:56 IST
US President Donald Trump said that he will attend Pope Francis' funeral in Rome after the Pope's recent death. He announced it on Truth Social. The funeral is expected to bring many world leaders to the Vatican.
"Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope Francis, in Rome," Trump said on Truth Social.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said, ending an often turbulent reign in which he sought to overhaul an ancient and divided institution.
He was 88, and had suffered double pneumonia this year, but his death came as a shock after he appeared in St. Peter's Square in an open-air popemobile to greet cheering crowds on Easter Sunday, suggesting his convalescence was going well.
"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican's TV channel.
"At 7:35 (0535 GMT) this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father."
Francis died of a stroke and irreversible cardiovascular arrest, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli said in the death certificate, which was released by the Vatican. It added that the pope had fallen into a coma before he died.
Besides his recent lung infection, Arcangeli said Francis had also suffered from high blood pressure and diabetes.
A Vatican spokesperson said the pope's coffin might be moved to St. Peter's Basilica as early as Wednesday morning to allow the faithful to pay their respects.
No date has yet been given for the funeral, but the Vatican said it would normally be expected to take place sometime between Friday and Sunday. A group of cardinals are due to meet on Tuesday and could set the timetable for the funeral then.
Tributes for Francis poured in from around the world, with many leaders praising his humility. His native Argentina ordered seven days of mourning, as did neighbouring Brazil.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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Satyam Singh
Published On:
Apr 22, 2025
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