Pope Francis will not be present at the funeral of Pope – the Russian Minister of Culture will represent him

Russia will be represented at the funeral of Pope Francis by Culture Minister Olga Lubimova, as Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov announced Wednesday. Heads of state and governments will be present in Rome on Saturday, but Moscow announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be there. The International Criminal Court has issued Putin’s arrest warrant for war crimes during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, rendering his journey into ICT member states. Peskov told the Interfax News Agency that President Putin decided to send Lubimova to represent the Russian government at the funeral of Pope Francis, who passed away at the age of 88 on Easter Monday. The President of Russia expressed his condolences to the deceased Pontiff, emphasizing his role in promoting the mutual understanding between members of the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian Orthodox Church accuses of […]
Source: News Beast

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