President Draupadi Murmu attended the funeral program of Pope Francis at St. Peters Square here on Saturday. Francis died on Monday. He was 88 years old. He was the first non-European Pope of the Catholic Church in about 1,300 years.
Union Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Minority Affairs George Kurien and Deputy Chairman of Goa Assembly Joshua D’Souza also attended the event.
Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a post on ‘X’, “Draupadi Murmu attended the funeral program of Pope Francis at St. Peters Square in Vatican City.”
Reijiju said in the post released on ‘X’, “It was a sacred moment of prayer and thinking, in which Prakashpunj, the guide of faith and humanity, was bid farewell.” D’Souza said in a post released on ‘X’ that he is emotional to see this historical moment. It was a very poignant occasion, which pays homage to a life devoted to service, compassion and faith. “He said,” A very important farewell that united the world in prayer. ”
World leaders and a large number of Catholic followers participated in the funeral program of Pope Francis on Saturday. According to the Vatican News, “On Saturday, more than 2.5 lakh people from all areas gathered to give a final farewell to Pope Francis at St. Peters Square.”
Murmu arrived here on a two -day visit on Friday to express condolences on behalf of the Government of India and the people. Shortly thereafter, he paid tribute to Pope Francis at Basilica of St. Peters here. India announced a three -day state mourning on the death of Pope Francis.
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