Tens of thousands of people, including US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volumimir Zelensky, took part in the open air ritual for Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the Catholics.
Among the participants, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Lain, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, such as leading names in Europe.
The funeral of Pope Francis, where so many world leaders were present, were also one of the most important international meetings of the year.
Here are five minutes from the funeral:
1. Mini -Sammit Trump and Zelenskia
One of the brightest images came at a meeting in the Vatican.
In the photographs published by the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer gathered in the marble hall in front of the funeral and put their hand on the shoulder of Macron Zelenskia.
Trump and Zelensky also held a special 15 -minute interview in the Basilica of St. Petersburg. The fact that the duet sits face to face in the middle of the marble hall, and there is no assistant or consultant with them, suggests that there is a special and direct interview between them.
The Communications Director in the White House Stephen Chung called the meeting “very productive” and said that other negotiations were planned later on the same day.
This direct and sincere interaction was a sharp contrast between the two leaders with recent tension in public opinion.
Zelenskiy said that the meeting was good, and the potential to become a story in exchange through the social networks platform X.
2. The unexpected “sign of the world” of Trump and Macron
Another point that attracted attention during the funeral was Trump’s participation in the Catholic ritual, known as a “sign of peace”.
He shook his hand in his close neighbors: the president of Finland, Alexander Stubb and Estonian President Alair Karis Caris, whom he recently played golf in Florida.
Nevertheless, at a short distance, French President Emmanuel Macron also held out his hand to shake his hand.
In the Catholic ritual, the “sign of the world” arises when the communion is invited to imagine the gesture of the world, such as handshake, flexion or adoption, as a rule, according to tradition.
Macron with a handshake, the Vatican protocol was left aside for this unprecedented activity, the front order order was possible with the last changes.
In addition to Trump and the first Lady of Melania, Zelensky also emphasized the international importance of a funeral with other important leaders.
3. The second meeting of Trump with Ursula von der Lein
On the stairs of Aziz Petrus -Square, President Trump and President of the European Commission Ursula von were shook hands.
These were their first meetings from January 21, 2020, when the duet met at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Although this was limited by the short -term and official rules of politeness, the shocking seemed hot, despite the recent transatlantic tension at trading tariffs.
Von der Lane said that in a statement on social networks X, many of the leaders gathered to offer their last respect for the pope “exchanged good ideas”.
Trump remains unclear how many leaders he met in Rome in a short time. Messages show that Olaf Sholts Trump, German Chancellor, as well as Prince Wales William.
4. Symbolic change in the clothes of Zelenskia
Zelenskiy made significant changes in his typical military outfit for the funeral.
Zelenskiy wore a stylish black jacket with front pockets and more informal cuts, a dark shirt and dark boots instead of a typical T -fish.
The choice of the clothes of Zelenskia led to the contradictions during his last visit to Washington, and the reporter’s question about his informal clothes changed the tone of the event for a short time.
The fact that he preferred to dress more officially for the funeral indicated significant changes, although it was good for this serious event.
5. Against the air
Cardinal Giovanni Battista R.E., President of the college Cardinal, celebrated the propaganda of Pope Francis for immigrants and those who were excluded during the ritual, and some of them, as scolding President Trump, who were among the audience.
According to Pope Francis, visiting Midilli and Lampedus, two islands symbolizing the “migration tragedy of thousands of people in the sea”, as well as the ritual that Pope Francis noted on the border of the Mexican USA.
The cardinal repeats the constant advice of the pope: “Build bridges, not walls,” this phrase has long been interpreted as a direct criticism of Trump’s policy.
The crowd responded to calls for peace and dialogue with spontaneous applause, especially in the face of war and destruction. It was an emotional highest point of the ceremony.
He repeated: “In the face of inhuman horror of recent years and wars, which led to numerous death and destruction, Pope Francis constantly called for peace, raising his voice and called for reason and honest negotiations to search for possible decisions.”