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Trump says he’ll be attending Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome

By Jacob Magid 21 April 2025, 11:07 pm 1 Edit

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Pope Francis (R) listens to US President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on May 24, 2017. (Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP)
Pope Francis (R) listens to US President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on May 24, 2017. (Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP)

US President Donald Trump writes on Truth Social that he and First Lady Melania Trump will be attending Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome later this week.

This will be Trump’s first trip abroad since returning to the White House.

“We look forward to being there!” Trump writes.

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