00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will join fellow world leaders in the funeral of Pope Francis
00:05on Saturday, April 26. He will be accompanied by his wife, First Lady Lisa Marcos. Marcos expressed
00:12grief on Monday over the death of Pope Francis, calling him the, quote, best pope in my lifetime.
00:18Different world leaders including US President Donald Trump, the Prince of Wales, Ukraine
00:23President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva have said
00:28they would be attending the burial. The body of Pope Francis is moved to St. Peter's Basilica on
00:33Wednesday, April 23 to allow the Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of a funeral.
00:39Hundreds of thousands are also expected to flock to the Vatican City on April 26 to witness the
00:44funeral of Francis. Francis passed away on Monday, April 21 following a stroke and cardiac arrest.
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