Which dignitaries and leaders are attending funeral of Pope Francis?

The Prime Minister’s Office hasn’t confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday’s funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come.

Here are some of the dignitaries already confirmed to attend the funeral in St. Peter’s Square.

— Prince William, Prince of Wales

— British Prime Minister Keir Starmer

— U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump

— French President Emmanuel Macron

— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

— United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

— European Union Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

— European Council President Antonio Costa

— Irish President Michael Higgins

— Spanish King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia

— German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

— Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde

— Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever

— Polish President Andrzej Duda

— Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

— Argentine President Javier Milei

— Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

— Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok

— Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker

— Prince Albert II of Monaco

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 22, 2025.

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press