Former President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden are expected to attend Pope Francis’ funeral Saturday. 

The Bidens are set to leave the United States on Friday to fly to Rome, where they will join other dignitaries at the funeral for the Pope, who died at the age of 88 earlier this week, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to NewsNation, reports The Hill. 

Biden was the nation’s second Catholic president, with late President John F. Kennedy being its first. He and Pope Francis met often after the pontiff was selected in 2013, including during a private visit between the two in 2021, months after Biden took office. 

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