Streets will be closed while authorities in Rome and Swiss Guard take Pope's coffin to burial

USA TODAY summed up the total

security presence will be exceptional and

full to be "airport-like" as the measures

for the area around St. Peter Basilica will

guard the world leaders and the notable guests

of the Vatican for the Papal Funeral that

comes 10 a.m. local Time on

Saturday April 26, 2025

Notable dignitaries from Catholic countries are

Taoiseach Micheal Martin, P.M. Giorgia Meloni,

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain,

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.,

longtime friend of Francis was Brazil's President

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Andrzej Duda of Poland,

Emmanuel Macron of France, Olaf Scholz (outgoing

Chancellor of Germany), Peter Pellegrini of Slovakia,

Alexander Van der Bellen (President of Austria),

Gitanas Nauseda (President of Lithuania), Edgars

Rinkevics (President of Estonia), King Philippe

and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

This year Easter was late and

coincidentally fell due to the

Paschal moon on the same date

for R. Catholic & Eastern rite

churches as it did for the Orthodox

calendar's reckoning.  Now is the

first week post-Easter and Pope

Francis survived the Holy Week - 

Easter celebration, even meeting

at the very last, "baby" Catholic

convert JD Vance who was only

baptized as a 30something convert

from atheism after his celebrity

memoir, Hilbilly Elegy and megastar

political career lately supporting Trump 2.0

candidacy.  Vance continues in India

while POTUS and FLOTUS travel

to Italy's capital to join in the funeral.

Donald Trump wore a blue suit with

white shirt and red tie -- among

fellow mourner-heads of state he 

alone wore a blue suit, Zelinsky was

criticized for not wearing a tie.