NewsOvernight briefing: World leaders mourn Pope Francis as funeral nears
Overnight briefing: World leaders mourn Pope Francis as funeral nears
This happened while you were sleeping. Here’s what global agencies reported overnight from Monday to Tuesday.
- The funeral of Pope Francis is expected to take place between Friday and Sunday, likely on Saturday, April 26. The conclave is probably scheduled between May 5 and 10—as reported by the Italian media on Monday.
- In the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae in the Vatican, where Pope Francis lived and passed away, an official ceremony declaring his death was held Monday evening. His body was placed in a coffin, which is now located in the chapel.
- U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday on his platform, Truth Social, that he will attend the funeral of Pope Francis. Argentine President Javier Milei also confirmed his participation in the ceremony. However, the exact date of the funeral has yet to be determined.
- The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in a statement released on Monday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of Pope Francis, the first leader of the Catholic Church from this region of the world.
- In the Buenos Aires neighborhood where Pope Francis was born and raised, crowds of faithful gathered on Monday evening local time for a mass at St. Joseph's Basilica in Flores.
- "The Pope from the end of the world," an Argentine who reformed and opened up the Church and a defender of the poor and excluded, has died—the main Argentine media assessed on Monday, highlighting that Francis also fought against sexual abuse in the Church.
- Several fires broke out in Odessa due to a massive night attack by Russian drones on the city—Ukrainian media report. Three people were injured.
