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Marcos joins world leaders, multitude of mourners at pope’s funeral
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined around 170 world leaders and 250,000 mourners at the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.
The President, accompanied by First Lady Liza Marcos, had brief exchanges with US President Donald Trump and former US President Joseph Biden.
First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos fondly remembered Pope Francis as "humble [and] kind" and felt "blessed by God" to have met him.
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died on April 21 at the age of 81.
President Marcos declared a period of national mourning in the Philippines for the pontiff, who visited the Philippines in January 2015 and offered comfort to victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos will depart Manila on Thursday night, April 24, to represent the Philippines at the funeral of Pope Francis.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and First Lady Louise "Liza" Araneta-Marcos attended the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican, representing the Philippines.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos arrived in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025, to attend the funeral of Pope Francis scheduled for April 26.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed sadness over the passing of Pope Francis, calling him a "man of profound faith and humility."
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Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders packed St Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis.
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