Shillong, April 23 -- Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma will attend the funeral of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on April 26, as many world leaders will attend to honour the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
"Sangma is scheduled to fly to Rome, Italy, from New Delhi on Thursday evening. He will be attending Pope Francis' funeral service at a personal capacity, an official said on Wednesday.
Sangma, who had described Pope Francis as "People's Pope", had had the opportunity to meet Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican in 2022.
In honour of the Pope's passing, the Christian-majority state of Meghalaya had declared a three-day state of mourning on April 22, April 23 and April 26, the day of t...