NewsOvernight briefing: Global leaders prepare for farewell
Overnight briefing: Global leaders prepare for farewell
This occurred 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, most likely on Saturday, 26th April; the conclave is anticipated between 5th and 10th May - these dates were reported in the Italian media on Monday.
- In the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae in the Vatican, where Pope Francis resided and passed away, an official ceremony declaring his death took place on Monday evening. The 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. The exact date of the funeral has not yet been set.
- 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 neighbourhood 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, defender of the poor and excluded, has died - the main Argentine media noted on Monday, emphasising that Francis also fought against sexual abuse in the Church.
- Several fires broke out in Odessa as a result of a massive night attack by Russian drones on the city - Ukrainian media report. Three people were injured.
