US President Donald Trump paid his respects to Pope Francis at his coffin after arriving at the Vatican on Saturday for the pontiff’s funeral, AFP saw.
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to their limousine upon arrival at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome on April 25, 2025. Trump is in Rome to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)US President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania Trump (C/R) stand alongside leaders as they watch the arrival of the coffin while they attend the late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Official Vatican images showed Trump and his wife, Melania, stopping by the closed coffin in St Peter’s Basilica after his motorcade had arrived at the Vatican.
Nuns react before late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in The Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)Cardinals walk to take their places ahead of the late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square at The Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Rome Saturday to attend Pope Francis’s funeral, his spokesman said.
“Volodymyr Zelensky, First Lady Olena Zelenska … will take part in the ceremony,” Sergiy Nykyforov said. Zelensky had said on Friday he was not sure if he would have the time to go to Rome for the funeral.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) and his wife Olena Zelenska (L) stand alongside other leaders including India’s President Droupadi Murmu (2R) and Hungary’s President Tamas Sulyok (R) as they attend the late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)People gather along Via della Conciliazione street ahead of late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony, near the Vatican in Rome on April 26, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)Priests arrive ahead of late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Germany’s outgoing chancellor Olaf Scholz, were also seen arriving for late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony in St Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)
Those attending the solemn funeral ceremony include U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Also present are Argentine President Javier Milei and Britain’s Prince William. The burial marks the end of a historic papacy that left a lasting impact on the Catholic Church and the world.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb during late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
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