Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, is also hoping to attend, his chief of staff told Reuters. His top aide addedÌýZelenskyy would be open to holding talks with other world leaders attending the ceremony.
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JD Vance, the U.S. vice-president, is travelling to the Vatican to attend the inauguration. Pope Leo, who was born in Chicago, has been critical of Vance and President Donald Trump on his social media.Ìý
“JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others,” Prevost said in a now deleted post to X in February.Ìý
Vance, who is Catholic, will be joined U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Ìý
In the first international trip of his second term, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend the ceremony following a visit in Indonesia. The prime minister has plans to meet with other world leaders in attendance, Albanese’s office said in a .
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog is set to attend the inauguration, his office confirmed with local media. There is no word yet on if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be there.
Dutch royalty Queen Máxima and Prime Minister Dick Schoof will be in Vatican City to welcome Pope Leo XIV,
Who’s staying home?
King Charles and Prince William, who both recently travelled to the Vatican recently, will not be attending the papal inauguration. Instead, Prince Edward will represent the royal family at ceremony.Ìý
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U.S. President Donald Trump has not yet said if he will attend Sunday’s inauguration, but at Francis’ inauguration in 2013, then-vice president Joe Biden attended and then-president Barack Obama did not.
French President Emmanuel Macron to join other world leaders,Ìýthough he did recently speak with the Pope about how to “achieve a lasting and sustainable peace in Ukraine and Gaza,” .Ìý
France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou is expected to attend, according to local media.Ìý
With files from The Canadian Press
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Elissa Mendes is a breaking news reporter, working out of
the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Reach her via email: emendes@thestar.ca
Joyce LiÌýis a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s
radio room in Toronto.ÌýÌýReach her via e-mail
atÌýjoyceli@thestar.ca.
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