The list of heads of state and government as well as political leaders who have confirmed their assistance in Rome to the funerals of Pope Francis has been growing. These are the world leaders confirmed so far:
United States: President Donald Trump and his wife Melania.
Argentina: President Javier Milei, his sister Karina (General Secretary of the Presidency), and several ministers, including Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein.
Brazil: President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the First Lady Janja.
Spain: King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
Portugal: President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, the president of the National Assembly José Pedro Aguiar Branco and Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel.
United Kingdom: Prince Guillermo (on behalf of his father King Carlos III) and Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Ireland: President Micheal D. Higgins, Prime Minister Micheál Martin and Vice Prime Minister Simon Harris.
France: President Emmanuel Macron, Foreign Minister Jean Noël Barrot and Interior Minister Bruno Retilleau.
Germany: President Frank Walter Steinmeier and the protruding head of Government Olaf Scholz.
Monaco: Prince Alberto II and his wife Charlène.
Ucrania: From President Volodimir Zelenski.
Poland: President Andrzej Doube and the president of the Parliament Szymon Holownia.
Belgium: King Felipe and Queen Matilde, Wever Bart Prime Minister.
Austria: the head of government Christian Stocker.
Hungía: El Presidente Tamas Sulyok.
Czech Republic: Prime Minister Petro Fiala.
Romania: Interim President Ilie Bolojan.
Eslovenia: La President Natasa Pirc Musar y el example Minister Robert Golob.
Slovakia: President Peter Pellegrini.
Lithuania: President Gypsy Nauseda.
Letonia: El President Edgars Rinkevics.
Estonia: President Alar Karis.
Moldavia: Maia Sandu presidency.
Kosovo: La Presidenta Vjosa Osmani.
Netherlands: Prime Minister Dick Schoof and Chancellor Caspar Veldkamp.
European Union: the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the president of the European Council Antonio Costa.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
CT (AFP, EFE)
