Jokowi Shares Front Row with Trump, Macron at Pope Francis' Funeral in Vatican

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April 26, 2025 | 11:45 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Former Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stood in line with several world leaders as he attended the funeral mass of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Jokowi was one of four representatives sent by President Prabowo Subianto to the Vatican.

In a live broadcast by the Vatican's official media, Vatican News, Jokowi appeared wearing a black suit and cap. He was positioned in the front row alongside invited guests from various countries.

Among those present were U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Jokowi had arrived in Rome, Italy, on Friday, April 25, 2025, accompanied by two other envoys: Deputy Minister of Finance Thomas Djiwandono and former Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ignasius Jonan.

Meanwhile, Minister of Human Rights Natalius Pigai had previously arrived on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Pigai said the delegation of envoys from President Prabowo stayed in the same hotel and floor in Rome. The delegation, Pigai added, also met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Vatican and Italy.

"We were fully facilitated by the Staff of the State Secretariat Ministry. Yesterday on Friday, I was with Mr. Jonan and Mr. Thomas at the Vatican attending the Mass at St. Peter's Basilica," Pigai said in his statement on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said the envoys brought a personal letter from President Prabowo to be conveyed to the Vatican government. The message contains the Indonesian people's loss over the passing of Pope Francis. The man born with the name Jorge Mario Bergoglio passed away on April 21, 2025.

The letter also conveyed Prabowo’s hope that Pope Francis’ spirit of defending the weak would live on.

"We hope that Pope Francis' spirit to side with the weak, the poor, defending the oppressed, these values are human values left by Pope Francis and it is mandatory for us to continue," he said.

Eka Yudha Saputra contributed to the writing of this article.

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