Presidents of Italy and Argentina to sit in front row at Pope Francis' funeral

The Presidents of Italy and Argentina, Sergio Mattarella and Javier Milei, will be seated in the front row at the funeral of Pope Francis.

Report informs, citing the Vatican, that in general, delegations will be seated in alphabetical order based on the French names of their countries.

For example, the US delegation, headed by President Donald Trump (États-Unis d’Amérique), will be seated closer to the middle, between Estonia and Finland.

Pope Francis' funeral will take place on April 26. The ceremony will be held at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Earlier, it was reported that Argentina, the pontiff’s homeland, declared a week-long mourning period. Spain announced three days of mourning, while Brazil also declared a week-long mourning period.

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