Jakarta, May 16 -- President Prabowo Subianto has picked Cooperatives Minister Budi Arie Setiadi to represent Indonesia at the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sunday (May 18, 2025).

"Yes. I have been notified by the Presidential Secretariat to depart for the Vatican tonight," Setiadi told ANTARA here on Friday.

The minister said his flight is expected to land in Rome at 7 a.m. local time on Saturday (May 17) morning.

Pope Leo XIV's inauguration mass, which will take place at St. Peter's Square on Sunday, will mark the official commencement of his papacy.

The mass will be attended by global leaders, royal families, and devout Catholics from several countries.

Leaders who have confirmed their attendance at the mass ...