
President Nikos Christodoulides will attend the funeral of Pope Francis , it was reported on Tuesday.
The Cyprus News Agency said that Christodoulides will travel to Rome to attend the funeral, which is set to take place outside St Peter’s Basilica at 10am local time (11am Cyprus time).
Christodoulides had on Monday expressed “deep sorrow” over Pope Francis’ death, describing him as a tireless advocate for peace, dialogue and solidarity.