Pope Francis' funeral: Putin and Netanyahu absent, Beijing silent

Why Top Israel Officials Will Be Absent For Pope Francis' Funeral

Pope Francis had been vocal in his criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza, suggesting that the international community should examine whether Israel's actions could be classified as genocide.

If Donald Trump and Javier Milei will be at the funeral of Francis, Russia and Israel will provide the minimum service for the funeral. China will not be represented.

The funeral of Pope Francis will bring together in Rome the delegations of 130 countries, and among them fifty heads of state. A 'totum revolutionum' of characters that promises to leave anecdotes, as already happened in 2005 during the funeral Mass by St. John Paul II. Trump will meet Zelensky again for the first time since the famous encounter in the White House, and Milei will sit in the front row - because he is from the country of origin of…

Pope Francis' funeral: Putin and Netanyahu absent, Beijing silent

Russia and Israel will be represented at Pope Francis’ funeral — but China is likely to stay absent.

About 70 heads of state attended Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday. Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, among others, did not fly to Rome.

Pope Francis' public funerals will end on Saturday, April 26, when the funeral and funeral will be held in St. Peter's Square. The ceremony, to which heads of state from all over the world are scheduled to attend, will begin at 10 a.m. and will be officiated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re. Afterwards, the coffin will be transferred to the Basilica of Santa Maria la Mayor to be buried, as the Argentine pontiff wrote…