Cardinal Giovanni Batista Rai spent more than 50 years in service in Romanian Korea.
The dean of the 91 -year -old Caralades College was assigned to the leading funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican city.
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Who is Giovanni Batista to repeat?
Giovanni Batista was born in Borno, Italy on January 30, 1934.
He was appointed a priest in Brickia in 1957.
Giovanni was a professor at the Brysia School and graduated with his doctorate in the Canon Law from Gregory Pontevial.
He then joined the papal church academy in 1961 to train in a diplomatic profession.
He joined the Romanian Korea in 1963, on the occasion of the beginning of his career in the Vatican city.
According to the Apostolic Newspaper Office, he worked as a personal assistant for bishops, Giovanni Pinilene, after serving in the tasks in Panama and Iran.
He held an alternative position for Public Affairs of the State Secretariat in the Vatican for more than ten years, while overseeing the daily activities of the Holy See.
In 2001, he was rising to the rank of Cardinal.
Since 2020, Cardinal Giovanni has been the Dean of the College of Caralades – a group of the highest members of the Catholic Church, in a secret process known as the papal side, The election of the new Pope.
However, only those under the age of 80 are participating in the secret vote, which means that the Cardinal Giovanni will be excluded.
Giovanni was chaired by the Pope's funeral on April 26, 2025.
Cardinal Batista said that Francis was “a door among people, with an open heart towards everyone.”
“He has made a direct contact with individuals and peoples, and it is eager to be close to everyone, with the distinctive attention of those who are difficult, and gives himself without procedure, especially for the marginalized, the least among us,” said Cardinal said.
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Who is another attending the funeral of the Pope?
The funeral of the Pope will attract world leaders and thousands of mourners from all over the world.
This includes President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, as well as Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelensky.
He said No. 10 Prime Minister Sir Care Starmer He will also attend the funeral with the French president Emmanuel Macron And the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Miloni.
Prince William also announced on behalf of the king.
King Charles and Queen Camilla had previously been in Pope in an impressive statement.
It is also expected that European Commission President Ursula von der Lin and European Council President Antonio Costa will attend.
This increase in famous visitors to the small country 0.44 square meters paid one of Most of the complex security operations at all To be launched.
How can I watch the ceremony?
YouTube will flow the Vatican news.
Several TV channels will also be broadcast including CNN, ABC and BBC.
The sun will save Updates and Cover the event in the live blog.
