Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, will attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis, to be held on Saturday (26 Apr).
According to the Foreign Ministry, Minister Vijitha Herath will represent the Government of Sri Lanka at the funeral.
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis’ funeral will take place this Saturday at 10 a.m. local time in St. Peter’s Square.
The 88-year-old pontiff died following a stroke and subsequent irreversible heart failure on Monday.
It followed a period of ill-health that saw the Pope spend five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia. (Newswire)