Former US president, Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden will attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday to pay a tribute to their close relationship. According to the office of the former president,

The president got a front-row seat to Pope Francis’s funeral Saturday. But that particular seat wasn’t the one that mattered most.

The farewell to Francis brought together many figures in domestic and international politics, and included a high-profile meeting ahead of the funeral mass.