Overview

• President Droupadi Murmu will represent India at the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City on April 26.
• Her two-day visit, beginning April 25, includes laying a wreath at Saint Peter’s Basilica in homage to the late pontiff.
• The Government of India declared three days of state mourning following Pope Francis’s death on April 21 at age 88.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences, highlighting the pope’s affection for India and his global legacy of humility.
• Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh signed a condolence book at the Apostolic Nunciature in New Delhi on April 22.