Pope Franciscus was buried on Saturday in the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP) had conversations with EU Committee Chief Ursula von der Leyen and council chairman Antonio Costa on the sidelines of the funeral ceremony.
The service and arrival of more than 160 delegations caused a state of emergency in Rome, including US President Trump, who had landed on Friday evening with his wife Melania on Air Force One on Fiumicino Airport, there were extreme safety measures.
The entire area around the Vatican was strictly guarded, the highest safety measures were applied. Snipers, dog squadrons, patrols on the Tiber river, police officers and soldiers with anti-drone technology and other special units were used. The Italian army was also standing with fighter jets.
Various Austrian bishops on the spot
The many state guests took a seat on the side of the altar. President Javier Milei from Francis’ Heimatland Argentina was at the front. Unlike his own hint, the Ukrainian President Wolodyymyr Senskyj. The Austrian delegation was led by federal president Alexander van der Bellen and Chancellor Christian Stocker (ÖVP). Various Austrian bishops, including the Archbishop of Salzburg, Franz Lackner, chairman of the Austrian bishops’ conference, were also present at the celebrations. “His name will always stand for proximity and humanity,” Van der Bellen said after the exhibition on the Platform X.
During the funeral ceremony, Stocker sat next to the Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch. While his spokeswoman continued, the Chancellor also met the Swedish royal pair of Karl Gustav and Silvia, as well as Romania Prime Minister Ion Marcel Ciolacu, Croatia Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins-Lalin Olaf Scholz. After the funeral chemony, federal president Alexander van der Bellen received the Italian head of the state of Sergio Mattarella. The two presidents have been friends for years.
Source: Krone
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