In Rome is the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in order to attend the funeral of Pope Francis ongoing. Along with a number of heads of state and governments from around the world, the Greek prime minister gives the “present” to the ceremony that brings together a huge number of believers and representatives from dozens of countries.
In the positions of officials, next to other international leaders such as the US president, the French president and the President of the European Commission, the prime minister is also. Its presence highlights the importance of the event and the country’s international relations.
The ceremony is held according to a particular ritual, in the presence of high -ranking ecclesiastical figures.
Finally, the Ecumenical Patriarch, the “brother in Christ” of the deceased Pontiff, sits, based on the Vatican protocol, very close to the coffin.
