Factbox: Global leaders set to attend Pope Francis’ funeral

VATICAN CITY — Following is a list of the main world leaders who have so far said they will attend Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday in Saint Peter’s Square. READ: Pope Francis broke with tradition in choosing St. Mary Major for burial ARGENTINA – President Javier Milei.

BELGIUM – King Philippe and Queen Mathilde , Prime Minister Bart De Wever. BRITAIN – Prince William and Prime Minister Keir Starmer . BRAZIL – President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and first lady Janja Lula da Silva.



EUROPEAN UNION – Commission President Ursula von der Leyen , Council President Antonio Costa , Parliament President Roberta Metsola . EAST TIMOR – President Jose Ramos-Horta, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Bendito Freitas. FRANCE – President Emmanuel Macron.

GERMANY – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz. HUNGARY – President Tamas Sulyok. ITALY – President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

LATVIA – President Edgars Rinkevics. LITHUANIA – President Gitanas Nauseda. POLAND – President Andrzej Duda.

ROMANIA – Interim President Ilie Bolojan. SPAIN – King Felipe and Queen Letizia. SWITZERLAND – President Karin Keller-Sutter.

UKRAINE – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. UNITED STATES – President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. —Compiled by Giulia Segreti, Editing by Timothy Heritage and Andrew Heavens.