Attending the funeral of Pope Francis will be an "honour", Scotland's First Minister has said as he stressed the importance of the country being represented in Rome.John Swinney will attend the service in St Peter's Square on Saturday as part of the UK delegation, it was announced on Thursday.

Attending the funeral of Pope Francis will be an "honour", Scotland's First Minister has said as he stressed the importance of the country being represented in Rome.John Swinney will attend the service in St Peter's Square on Saturday as part of the UK delegation, it was announced on Thursday.