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BumRushDaShow

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Fri Apr 25, 2025, 02:13 PM Apr 25

Biden to attend Pope Francis' funeral [View all]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: April 25, 2025 / 9:45 AM EDT


President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are set to fly Friday morning to Rome for the Saturday funeral.

Pope Francis, who had battled health issues for months, died Monday at the age of 88 following a stroke.

He has been lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica since Wednesday, where tens of thousands of mourners have come to pay their final respects.

Among those heads of state attending the funeral will be Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Argentinian President Javier Milei.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-expected-to-attend-pope-francis-funeral-sources-say/



Had this in a tab since early this morning but finally getting around to posting and they did update the early morning version. This was a foregone conclusion that he would be there.
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