Donald Trump announced that he and his wife Melania would take part in the funeral of Pope Francis. The President of Argentina Javier Milei will also go to Rome for the funeral. The funeral will take place between Friday and Sunday. His date is to be announced on Tuesday.
On Monday, Donald Trump ordered to leave the state flags halfway up to honor the deceased Pope Francis. He added that the Pope was “a good man who worked hard.” When asked if he agreed with Francis's message about “tolerance for migrants”, he replied that he agreed with it.
The regulation on leaving flags is to apply until the Pope's funeral. Cardinals will decide on Tuesday when exactly the funeral of Franciszek will take place. The Vatican said that the last farewell would take place between Friday and Sunday. The media indicate Saturday, April 26 as the most likely date.
The President of Argentina will go to Rome for the funeral of the Pope
President of Argentina Javier Milei canceled most of the matches planned for the coming days and is going to Rome for the funeral of his countryman, “Argentine media said on Monday. After the death of Franciszek Milei, he announced a seven -day national mourning in Argentina. “Despite the differences that proved to be insignificant, the opportunity to get to know him in his goodness and wisdom, was a real honor for me,” he wrote in social media. The accounts of President Argentina with the first pope in history from this country were tense. Francis made concern about the poor and excluded the leitmotif of his pontificate, while Milei, a supporter of radical economic liberalism, tries to dismantle the guardian state built for decades.
On Monday evening, the Vatican announced the Testament of Francis. The Pope wrote in him that he wanted to be buried in the Roman papal basilica of Our Lady. The Pope asked for a modest grave in the ground and the only inscription on the grave: Franciscus. The will is dated June 29, 2022.
Franciszek died on the second day of Easter at the age of 88.
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