Pelosi Joins Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Attend the Funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis

Washington, D.C. – Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi is traveling with a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Vatican City to attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis on Saturday, April 26 in St. Peter’s Square.

“His Holiness Pope Francis personified our sacred responsibility in the Gospel of Matthew to honor the spark of divinity in the least of our brethren — championing the poor, the worker, the refugee and the immigrant,” Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said.  “Pope Francis was a beacon of charity, hope and love for all people of faith – and he rekindled the faith of Catholics worldwide, with a triumphant message of peace that has inspired a generation.  It is my honor to be a part of the Congressional delegation attending the funeral of His Holiness to help convey the thoughts, prayers and deep sympathies of the American people on his passing.”

Speaker Pelosi attended the installation of Pope Francis on the Feast of Saint Joseph in 2013 and met with him on four occasions: during his official visit to address a Joint Meeting of Congress in 2015, during her visit to the Vatican accompanied by her grandchildren in 2018, during an official Congressional delegation to the Vatican in 2021, and during her visit to the Vatican to attend Mass marking the Feasts of St. Peter and Paul in 2022.