Former President Joe Biden, who had a personal and work relationship with Pope Francis is expected The papal funeral On Saturday in the city of the Vatican, according to several people with knowledge or their plans.
The final details of thought are not yet established, Biden intends to attend, said people.
Francis began his papacy in 2013 during the administration of Obama, but former President Barack Obama does not plan to attend, according to a spokesman.
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President Trump and the first lady Melania Trump will fly to Rome on Saturday morning for Saturday’s funeral.
Pope Francis, who had fought against health problems for months, He died Monday at the age of 88 After a stroke.
He is the leg I lie in the state In the Basilica of San Pedro since Wednesday, where tens of thousands or murters have come to lend their final respect.
Among the heads of state who will attend the funeral will be Ukrainian President Volodyyyr Zelensky, French president Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer and Argentine Javier Milei.