French Presidents Emmanuel Macron, USA, Donald Trump and Ukraine Volodimir Zelenski, have announced that they will attend the funeral of Pope Francis, who died yesterday, Easter Monday, at the age of 88, causing him.

The Vatican announced today that Pontifical’s funeral will be held on Saturday at 10am Italy (11:00 Greek time), releasing Pope Francis’ first photos and videos in the coffin.

Pontiff’s body will be transferred to the royal church of St. Peter tomorrow morning at 9am, local time for popular pilgrimage, which is to last until Friday.

Which leaders are expected to attend the funeral of Pontiff

Dozens of global political and religious leaders, officials and blue -eyed will attend the funeral, along with thousands of faithful who are expected to flood the Vatican.

“Melania and I will go to Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome,” Donald Trump. “He was a good man, he worked hard and he loved the world,” the US president said, despite Pontiff’s criticism of the Trump immigrant expulsion program.

If Trump travels to the Vatican, he will be the first US president to attend a papal funeral since President George W. Bush attended the funeral of Pope Ioannis Pavlos II in 2005.

“We will be at the Pope’s funeral as it should be,” he said French president from the island of Renion, which he visits.

At the same time Ukrainian government He told the French Agency: “The presidency is awaiting the date of the Pope’s funeral and prepares the president’s visit to Rome to say goodbye to Pontiff.”

Senior member of the British royal family will attend the funeral of the Pontiff, with the Prince William It is likely to be the royal representative, although there has been no official confirmation of his presence so far. Prince Charles then traveled to the Vatican for the funeral of Pope John Pavlos II in 2005.

The president of Argentina – hometown of the late Pontiff – Javier Miley also announced that he will attend the funeral of the Pontiff, as well as the BrazilianLuis Inasio Lula da Silva,

The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Layen She will attend the funeral of Pope Francis, was announced by her office today.

On the contrary, Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to attendas he stated Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.